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From: dave@convex.csd.uwm.edu (David A Rasmussen)
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Subject: Re: ELM's filter program cannot handle sendmail's queued messages
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Date: 19 Oct 90 21:06:09 GMT
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From article <872@accucx.cc.ruu.nl>, by acbhour@accucx.cc.ruu.nl (Rudi van Houten):
> I see two solutions to fix the problem:
> 1.simply add a obligate parameter to filter, being the concerning username.
>   This is very simple to implement, but it changes the user's doc.
We do this at our site.

> 2.teach sendmail not to evaluate the .forward-file if it expands to a
>   prog-mailer (starts with the pipe-symbol).
> 

> Has someone a better idea?

I am interested in ideas from other sites with this problem.