[comp.mail.sendmail] Unknown mailer error 13

pashdown@javelin.es.com (Pete Ashdown) (02/21/91)

I'm attempting to run a mailing list manager.  It works fine, except for the
fact that whenever someone sends something to the request, I get this error:

554 |/usr/local/bin/listman police... unknown mailer error 13

My alias entry looks like this:

police-request: |/usr/local/bin/listman police

I've also tried using this:

police-request: "|/usr/local/bin/listman police"

and this:

police-request: "|/usr/local/bin/perl /usr/local/bin/listman police"


Again, _it works_, all requests are processed, but I still get the "unknown
mailer error 13" sent to me and whoever does a request.  How do I get rid of
it?

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vixie@decwrl.dec.com (Paul A Vixie) (02/22/91)

>> Again, _it works_, all requests are processed, but I still get the "unknown
>> mailer error 13" sent to me and whoever does a request.  How do I get rid of
>> it?

This is the exit status of your "listman".  Try making sure that "listman"
exits with "0" rather than falling off the end with a random exit status.

Cheers,
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Paul Vixie
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