[NTLUG:Discuss] special sendmail alias

[Rusty Haddock]

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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