I think this bug is invalid. Control-D is just a way to simulate an end
of file. In a cron job or a script, where one pipes the output of
another program into /usr/bin/mail, a real EOF occurs naturally.
Note that the last period is not needed; if you include it, it becomes
part of the message body. According to the documentation, "[i]f mail
variable dot is set, typing dot (‘.’) on a line alone achieves the same
effect as ‘C[ontrol]-D’". I've tested this (adding "set dot" to
~/.mailrc before invoking the mail command) and it works (in lucid).
So:
1) if you want a single dot by itself to terminate input, set the mail variable
"dot". This can be done in /etc/mail.rc if you want to change the system-wide
default.
2) Terminating the message on EOF is a perfectly viable option for scripts and
cron jobs in my experience.
** Changed in: mailutils (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Invalid
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mail command in mailutiils hangs and has to be killed.
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