email address starting with dash

akaq · #1 (**permalink**) 06-25-2009

Hi All,

I am trying to send an email to a group email address that starting with a dash '-it-group', then I am getting the error message " bin/mail: illegal option -- G."

If email address starting without dash, it works. below is the command. I ran the same command it works on HP, but it does not work for AIX server.

Any help would be highly appreciated!

Thanks in advance,
Akaq

echo 'testing'| /bin/mail -s 'testing : warning message' "-IT-group@exch.anywhere.com"

garethr · #2 (**permalink**) 06-26-2009

Try the -- option to indicate end of options. This works on AIX 6.1:

>mail -- '-IT-group@exch.example.com'
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