Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!munnari.oz.au!goanna!minyos!minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au!s873561 From: Michael Barnett Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail Subject: Re: full description of .forward Message-ID: <6306@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au> Date: 22 Nov 90 01:24:41 GMT References: <1990Oct29.230614.4328@mp.cs.niu.edu> <6931@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> Sender: news@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au Lines: 15 Originator: s873561@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au andy@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Andy S Poling) writes: >It is also permissable to use the pathname of a file to which (if the file's >permissions are correct) the mail message will be appended. >-Andy What about running shell scripts instead of programs from the .forward file? I have tried this but have had no success at all. Can someone please tell me if this is possible at all. -- Michael Barnett s873561@minyos.xx.rmit.oz.au RMIT/VUT, Melbourne, Australia "The opinions expressed here belong to whoever wants them" :-)