Problem with filter and underscores...

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1 total messages Started by Stephen Riehm Thu, 28 Jan 1993 07:15

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Author: Stephen Riehm
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 07:15

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Hi guys 'n gals,

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	I am looking for a workaround for a problem in filter.
Basically the whole problem lies in the fact that we have stupid user
names here, with underscores. This means that when I try to use an
exec rule, with any program or script in my personal directory tree,
the path gets split with a space where all the underscores were.

eg:

( subject "backup" ) exec /home/ln_smr/bin/backup.report

gets interpreted as:
Rule 1:  if (subject = "backup") then
	  Execute /home/ln smr/bin/backup.report

which results in the error "/home/ln: file not found"

funny that.

So, if anyone knows a workaround for this problem, which doesn't
involve me getting a new user name or home directory (I have already
tried) could you please let me know. I really don't want all my cron
outputs in my mailbox every morning :-)

thanks in advance

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