On Tue, Oct 28, 2003 at 08:12:06PM -0800, Eric Huff wrote:
> I am trying to get a script to work.  It is much more complicated
> than this, but i have boiled it down to this to debug it:
> 
> command='"dodge plymouth"'
> 
> echo $command
<snip> 
> But when the mhmail line runs, it apears to seperate at the space:
> 
> ~/a/_linux/A_mandrake/mailinglist $ ./remove.bash
> "dodge plymouth"
> post: bad address 'plymouth"' - missing mailbox ("
> ymouth), continuing...
> post: 1 address unparsable
> /usr/lib/nmh/post: exit 1
> Letter saved in dead.letter
> 
> 
> mhmail [EMAIL PROTECTED] -subject "dodge plymouth" -from
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] -body " "
> 
> works fine, so i know it is in the $command part...

Quote $command

mhmail to -subject "$command" ...

Todd

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