Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!decvax!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sri-unix!cak@Purdue.ARPA From: cak@Purdue.ARPA Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards Subject: sendmail prog aliases don't understand mixed case Message-ID: <14597@sri-arpa.UUCP> Date: Wed, 14-Dec-83 10:45:00 EST Article-I.D.: sri-arpa.14597 Posted: Wed Dec 14 10:45:00 1983 Date-Received: Sat, 17-Dec-83 03:29:27 EST Lines: 28 From: Christopher A Kent Description: Program aliases in sendmail get converted to all lower case before the exec() call, apparently by the same code that converts all the recipients to lower case (this is also a bad deal if you have mixed case login ids). Repeat-By: Build a program alias with mixed case. I have a private "vacation" program, so I changed my .forward to be \cak "| /usr/cak/Mail/Recmail" When I sent a letter to test it, I got back From: Mail Delivery Subsystem Subject: Returned mail: unknown mailer error 1 To: cak Date: 14 Dec 1983 1041-EST (Wednesday) ----- Transcript of session follows ----- /usr/cak/mail/recmail: Command not found. 554 "| /usr/cak/Mail/Recmail"... unknown mailer error 1 ----- Unsent message follows ----- ----------