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From: tkevans@fallst.UUCP (Tim Evans)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: sendmail stdout on ESIX V.3.2
Summary: Anything piping to sendmail generates message to stdout
Keywords: sfgets
Message-ID: <370@fallst.UUCP>
Date: 27 May 91 15:14:26 GMT
Organization: Tim Evans, Fallston, MD
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I posted this question to comp.unix.sysv386 a few weeks ago, but
got no responses and thought I'd try this group.

ESIX V.3.2, Rev. D., sendmail generates a message to stdout
whenever anything pipes to it:  sfgets: End of File (feof) ....

This happens with elm, nn's e-mail reply to posting (uurec?), and
other packages, including some of ESIX's own utilities, such as
cron stdout/stderr when it's mailed.

Despite this being an ESIX problem, Everex tech support has no answer
for this.  Presumably, they are more interested in their V.4 release.

In some cases, this message--which I presume to be a normal message
that should not be being sent to stdout--results in bizarre stuff.
For example, when you attempt to reply via e-mail to a netnews
posting from within 'nn' your reply is *returned* as being a failed
message; it is also saved in dead.letter;  nevertheless it *DOES*
get mailed out to the addressee!  A mite confusing.

Has anyone fixed this?  Is smail3 the answer?  Thanks.
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