[NTLUG:Discuss] special sendmail alias

[David Camm]

rusty - thanks for responding, and my apologies - i was more concerned
about content rather than syntax when i sent the question.  clearly, one
must abide by the proper syntax....

as a dog owner, i never thought of using cat <A HUMONGOUS[sic] GRIN>

Rusty Haddock wrote:
> 
> David Camm wrote:
>     >is
>     >
>     >user1 |/dev/null
>     >
>     >a valid alias in sendmail?
>     >
> 
> Nope.   First, there needs to be a colon after user1.
>         Seconds, when using the | "operator", the path name
>             after it needs to be runnable program.
>         Third, there needs(?) to be double quotes around the alias.
> 
> Try this, it works on a stock RH5.2 system:
> 
>     user1: "| /bin/cat >/dev/null"
> 
>         -Rusty-
> 
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