E-mail with the -T switch

I've been following this list with the digest version for some time now and have started using the -T swith in all of the scripts that I write now. Unfortunately, I don't know how to send e-mail with the -T switch turned on. I would normally do it like this... /usr/bin/perl -wT use strict

RE: E-mail with the -T switch

my($name) = John; my($mailprog) = '/usr/sbin/sendmail'; my($recipient) = '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; open (MAIL, |$mailprog -t); #The script fails here Try this: open (MAIL, |-, $mailprog , -t); #avoids using the shell or you can do at the top of script: $ENV{PATH} = 'bin:/usr/bin'; # restrict

RE: E-mail with the -T switch

open (MAIL, |-, $mailprog , -t); gives me the following in the error log... Can't use an undefined value as filehandle reference at /home/rob/cgi-bin/completeOrder.cgi line 9. On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Kipp, James wrote: my($name) = John; my($mailprog) = '/usr/sbin/sendmail';

Re: E-mail with the -T switch

Rob wrote: I've been following this list with the digest version for some time now and have started using the -T swith in all of the scripts that I write now. Unfortunately, I don't know how to send e-mail with the -T switch turned on. I would normally do it like this... open (MAIL

RE: E-mail with the -T switch

open (MAIL, |-, $mailprog , -t); try changing $mailprog to /usr/sbin/sendmail Can't use an undefined value as filehandle reference at /home/rob/cgi-bin/completeOrder.cgi line 9. did you try : or you can do at the top of script: $ENV{PATH} = 'bin:/usr/bin'; # restrict the path env var

RE: E-mail with the -T switch

Thanks, this one worked. $ENV{PATH}='/usr/sbin'; my($mailprog) = 'sendmail'; my($recipient) = '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'; open (MAIL, |$mailprog -t) ; #Do mail stuff delete $ENV{PATH}; :wq -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]