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Re: About the 'aux' script (Release 6.3.4)

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From: Kim F. Storm
Date: Tue, 27 Feb 1990 14:55
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jaap@neptune.UUCP (Jaap Vermeulen) writes:

>1) If you mail from out nn, the aux script pushes the mailer into the
>   background. The filenames the script is using are not unique,

This bug was fixed in 6.3.9!  (I wrote about this bug yesterday)

>2) I use MH 6.5, and 'aux' doesn't support that. I use an extensive MH
>   aliases file, so what I did is: instead of using '$RECMAIL' (normally
>   'sendmail -t') I use the 'send' program of MH. This requires an additional
>   temporary file since 'send' cannot be used as a filter.

A simple shell script must be able to solve this, e.g.

	cat > /tmp/nn$$x
	/..../send /tmp/nn$$x
	rm /tmp/nn$$x

and then set REC_MAIL to the path name of this script.

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Kim F. Storm        storm@texas.dk        Tel +45 429 174 00
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From: storm@texas.dk (Kim F. Storm)
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Subject: Re: About the 'aux' script (Release 6.3.4)
Keywords: nn, aux
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Date: 27 Feb 90 14:55:35 GMT
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