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Can smail3.0 send stuff to programs?

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From: Roger Taranto
Date: Thu, 21 Dec 1989 22:07
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In the sendmail alias file, you can mail to programs by puting in an 
alias with a pipe, e.g.,
foo:	"| cat >> /usr/adm/foo"

However, you cannot do this with smail2.5.  Has this capability been
added to smail3.0?

Thanks,
-Roger
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Subject: Can smail3.0 send stuff to programs?
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Date: 21 Dec 89 22:07:43 GMT
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