10 messages in net.sourceforge.lists.courier-usersRe: [courier-users] Wierd Error Message
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Jim GiffordJul 26, 2004 6:33 pm 
Anand BuddhdevJul 26, 2004 6:55 pm 
Jim GiffordJul 26, 2004 8:31 pm 
Anand BuddhdevJul 27, 2004 2:48 am 
Jim GiffordJul 27, 2004 8:03 am 
Anand BuddhdevJul 27, 2004 8:48 am 
Gordon MessmerJul 27, 2004 10:46 am 
dgom...@eyecarenow.comJul 27, 2004 1:12 pm 
Arturo "Buanzo" BusleimanJul 28, 2004 5:34 pm 
Julian MehnleJul 28, 2004 6:06 pm 
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Subject:Re: [courier-users] Wierd Error MessageActions...
From:Anand Buddhdev (ana@celtelplus.com)
Date:Jul 26, 2004 6:55:42 pm
List:net.sourceforge.lists.courier-users

Jim Gifford wrote:

I have a problem with one email giving me a strange error, every other email delivers with no problems. Any suggestions or ideas on what's going on.

ul 26 16:35:43 server courierlocal: id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,addr=<ji@jg555.com>: sh: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `'' Jul 26 16:35:43 server courierlocal: id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,addr=<ji@jg555.com>: sh: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file Jul 26 16:35:43 server courierlocal: id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,addr=<ji@jg555.com>: maildrop: error writing to filter. Jul 26 16:35:43 server courierlocal: id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,addr=<ji@jg555.com>: maildrop: Unable to filter message. Jul 26 16:35:43 server courierlocal: id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,addr=<ji@jg555.com>,status: deferred Jul 26 16:35:43 server courierd: completed,id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF Jul 26 16:40:43 server courierd: started,id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,module=local,host=jim!!501!501!/home/jim!!,addr=<jim>

Jul 26 16:40:48 server courierlocal: id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,addr=<ji@jg555.com>: sh: -c: line 1: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `'' Jul 26 16:40:48 server courierlocal: id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,addr=<ji@jg555.com>: sh: -c: line 2: syntax error: unexpected end of file Jul 26 16:40:48 server courierlocal: id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,addr=<ji@jg555.com>: maildrop: error writing to filter. Jul 26 16:40:48 server courierlocal: id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,addr=<ji@jg555.com>: maildrop: Unable to filter message. Jul 26 16:40:48 server courierlocal: id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF,from=<banei'dns@brian96.freeserve.co.uk>,addr=<ji@jg555.com>,status: deferred Jul 26 16:40:48 server courierd: completed,id=0002C018.41055BAD.000039DF

Classic mistake. You're running a shell script from your dot-courier file, and you're using the SENDER environment variable without quoting it. When you get a rogue email message with a quote in the sender address, the shell sees the lone quote in the sender address, and gets confused because there's no matching end quote. Make sure you sorround the SENDER variable with quotes, for example:

"$SENDER" instead of just $SENDER