* Marc Perkel <marc@???> [20011210 07:45]:
> This pipe isn't working for some reason. Other pipe programs seem to
> work. It's being run from the /etc/aliases file.
>
> test1234: "| /bin/cat >> /var/mail/test1234"
>
> The results are:
>
> This message was created automatically by mail delivery software (Exim).
>
> A message that you sent could not be delivered to one or more of its
> recipients. This is a permanent error. The following address(es) failed:
>
> pipe to | /bin/cat >> /var/mail/test1234
> generated by test1234@???
> Child process of address_pipe transport returned 1 from command:
> /bin/cat
>
> What am I doing wrong?
Because '>>' is typical shell-stuff. Cat looks for file named '>>' and
fails to find it and exits with 1. Pipes started by Exim are not run by
the shell unless you tell Exim to do so. RTFM for more.
--
Kirill
