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From: Gary Levin
Date: Tue, 09 Oct 1990 14:24

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If I have an alias that expands to a filename(/abc/xyz) or a
pipe(|filter),  I get the following error:
    Date: Fri, 28 Sep 90 11:54:28 EST
    From: gary
    Subject: returned mail for | /usr/local/mh/etc/slocal

    Mail error was: 554 <| /usr/local/mh/etc/slocal>... Cannot mail directly to programs

This even happens if it is the recipient who has the alias, as in a
.forward file.  

Any idea what can be done to get arond this problem?  It sounds like
the trouble is with /usr/lib/sendmail, but there is no problem if I
use the Unix ``mail''.  Can we use something other than
``/usr/lib/sendmail'' or is there something that can be done to make
sendmail accept the files/pipes?

Thanks

--
Gary Levin/Bellcore PYA 1E126/Piscataway, NJ 08854
(201)699-3754  gary@base.bellcore.com
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Gary Levin/Bellcore PYA 1E126/Piscataway, NJ 08854
(201)699-3754  gary@base.bellcore.com

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