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1997-04-16 11:47:00

I get the following error message (generated by the Mailer-Daemon) when 
trying to use procmail in my .forward file:

   ----- The following addresses had permanent fatal errors -----
"|IFS=' 'exec /opt_software/procmail/bin.`uname`/procmail -f- || exit 75 
#mauzy"
    (expanded from: <mauzy(_at_)galadriel(_dot_)math(_dot_)unc(_dot_)edu>)

   ----- Transcript of session follows -----
550 /home/tramp/disk2/mauzy/.forward: line 1: "|IFS=' 'exec 
/opt_software/procmail/bin.`uname`/procmail -f- || exit 75 #mauzy"... User 
mauzy(_at_)galadriel(_dot_)math(_dot_)unc(_dot_)edu doesn't have a valid shell 
for mailing to 
programs


This is my .forward file:

"|IFS=' 'exec /opt_software/procmail/bin.`uname`/procmail -f- || exit 75 
#mauzy"

I have to use the `uname` command because I'm in a mixed enviorment (DECs 
and Suns)  The machine that is reporting the problem is a Solaris 2.5 
machine.  I can succesfully recieve mail on the DECs.  I know its 
possible to restrict mailer shells, but I haven't done any of that on 
this machine.  Any ideas?

Also, which varible changes the default location of mail boxes? (ie. I 
need to change it from /usr/spool/mail/$LOGNAME to /var/mail/$LOGNAME) 

TIA

--Matthew

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                         Matthew W. Mauzy   
                  Assistant Systems Administrator
                     Math Department @ UNC-CH
email : mauzy(_at_)math(_dot_)unc(_dot_)edu             pager : 
pager(_at_)math(_dot_)unc(_dot_)edu
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