Re: Send email using SMTP

Gunnar Hjalmarsson wrote:

>> I wasn't able to remember what it exactly said, but yes it is about
>> $ENV{PATH}, on my machine perldoc perlsec is riddled with formating
>> problems
> 
> You can always read it online: http://perldoc.perl.org/perlsec.html
> 
>> Do I need to specify anything for the $ENV{PATH} or do I just leave it
>> blank
> 
> It depends. You have to take into consideration whether your program
> relies on any of the paths. If not, it's fine to leave it blank.
> 

The only time I call something that is not a Perl function in my program, 
which if I understand this correctly is why I have to set $ENV{PATH}, is 
when I call /usr/bin/mail, but when I set $ENV{PATH} to blank or to /usr/bin 
I get this error "Insecure dependency in piped open while running with -T 
switch at /srv/www/cgi-bin/contact line 87."  That line is where I open the 
mail command for writing which I have done so like this

open(MAIL, "|/usr/bin/mail -s \"User, $name, has left a message\" vendion") 
|| die "Can't send mail: $!";

Now without the -T switch this sends the message to my local mbox on my 
system, its just something about it that the switch just does not like.