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From: rudrak@saphir.cl.bull.fr (Rudrakshala Purushotham)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.programmer
Subject: execl -- fails with ENOEXEC (Exec Format error)
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Date: 23 Oct 90 12:15:00 GMT
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I have a problem with the following code:

	...
	execl ("/usr/local/bin/Rnmail", "Rnmail", "name@something", (char *)0);
	perror ("execl");
	...

	results in:

	execl: Exec format error

	where as

	...
	execl ("/bin/sh", "-c", "Rnmail", "name@something", (char *)0);
	perror ("sh");
	...

	works fine.

Can somebody explain me this behaviour?  I am using UNIX System V Rel 3.0
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