Re: [Exim] Quoting "$pipe_addresses" in pipe command

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Author: Philip Hazel
Date:  
To: I. Forbes
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Quoting "$pipe_addresses" in pipe command
On Thu, 17 Apr 2003, I. Forbes wrote:

> I am using the following "pipe" transport to forward mail through my
> virus scanning script:
>
> pyscan:
>   driver = pipe
>   command = "/usr/local/lib/pyscan/pyscan.py \
>                       -f<$sender_address> \
>                       $pipe_addresses"


<snip>

> sh: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''
> sh: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file


"sh:" suggests that this error is coming from a shell. Where are you
invoking a shell? The pipe transport you quoted does not invoke a
shell itself.

My guess is that the problem lies in /usr/local/lib/pyscan/pyscan.py.

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