Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!think!harvard!seismo!umcp-cs!chris From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.mail Subject: Re: Avoiding expansion of mail's metacharacters Message-ID: <1309@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Mon, 19-Aug-85 22:51:11 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.1309 Posted: Mon Aug 19 22:51:11 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 24-Aug-85 01:07:11 EDT References: <1391@cbosgd.UUCP> <2637@sun.uucp> <1043@sdcsvax.UUCP> Organization: U of Maryland, Computer Science Dept., College Park, MD Lines: 27 Xref: watmath net.unix-wizards:14463 net.mail:1061 [I've deleted net.bugs.uucp from the newsgroups line] >From: jww@sdcsvax.UUCP (Joel West) >> Put ALL the information in the input file! >This won't always work. Suppose you've got a message > To: ihnp4!cbosgd!bill, decvax!decwrl!june, sdcsvax!sdcc3!george, > ucbvax!ucbfunky!ellen > >When ihnp4 gets this message, what should it conclude? Actually, while it's too late for /bin/rmail, the first suggestion makes sense, and the "problem" given here is not really a problem after all. The input file can simply be a list of recipients followed by the text of the message, e.g., ihnp4!cbosgd!bill From ... To: ihnp4!cbosgd!bill, decvax!decwrl!june, ... (Here a blank line indicates the end of the list of recipients.) -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 4251) UUCP: seismo!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@maryland