[Techtalk] system call to bin/mail from a program sometimes fails

[Kai MacTane]

Marilyn Wulfekuhler wrote:
> 
> string mailcommand;
> mailcommand = "mail -s\'Unable to get info from " + id + ". reason: "
>        + err->enumToString(err->getReason())
>        + "\' "
>        + recipients
>        + " < /dev/null";
> 
> system (mailcommand.c_str());

Is there ever any chance that reason, 
err->enumToString(err->getReason()), or recipients wind up containing 
unescaped shell metacharacters? Or does C++'s system() call 
automatically take care of those for you?

                                                 --Kai MacTane
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