Re: [Exim] use_shell

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Author: Marc Perkel
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To: Tamas TEVESZ
CC: Marc Perkel, exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] use_shell
Nope - didn't work.

Here's the result:

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  pipe to | /bin/sh -c /bin/cat >> /var/mail/test1234
    generated by test1234@???


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------ pipe to | /bin/sh -c /bin/cat >> /var/mail/test1234
       generated by test1234@??? ------


Tamas TEVESZ wrote:

> On Mon, 10 Dec 2001, Marc Perkel wrote:
>
> > I found the use_shell command in the manual but it doesn't seem to work.
> > It doesn'r seem it recognize the command.
> >
> > I'm trying to run | /bin/cat >> /var/mail/test in an /etc/alias file
>
> |/bin/sh -c /bin/cat >>/var/mail/test