* Robert Luberda: > [email protected] writes: > Hi, > > >> Maybe this is "solved" by the instructions in DSA-3104: >> ... use the "--" separator before the email addresses ... > > Yes, I guess you need to use the -- option: > > perl -e 'print "hello\n~!ls>file\nbye\n"' | mailx -- recip1 -I recip2 > > So that mailx fails and does not execute the ls command: > send-mail: fatal: alias initialization mode requires no recipient > Can't send mail: sendmail process failed with error code 75
Yes, this is why I explicitly mentioned "--" in the DSA. I don't want to see a *third* mailx variant in Debian, but it certainly looks as if there might be room for a send-only mailx implementation. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]

