Re: [Nmh-workers] Multi-homed postproc, v2

[David Levine]

Ken wrote:

> ... maybe?  It's always done it that way, even back in the original
> MH.  No one noticed until now.

My guess is that there aren't that many custom postprocs
in the wild.  And who knows what's in them.

> >Have the interface to post(8), and thus postproc, include the
> >`file' parameter as an environment variable as well.  True, this
> >means post has two places to get the data, but it also keeps simple
> >filter scripts simple.
>
> Seems reasonable to me; any objections?

I'm not a fan of environment variables, especially when they're
not really needed.  And one place to get the data is better than
two.

> >Though I still think it should be the last argument, otherwise
> >every postproc author has to solve the same problem.
>
> I don't have strong feelings about this one; thoughts from others?
> Fixing it is a simple change.

I agree with Ralph.  Putting the filename last is the best fix.

David