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@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ Sys::Hostname module (which is part of the standard perl distribution),
you can probably try using something like this:
use Sys::Hostname;
- $address = sprintf('%s@%s', getpwuid($<), hostname);
+ $address = sprintf('%s@%s', scalar getpwuid($<), hostname);
Company policies on mail address can mean that this generates addresses
that the company's mail system will not accept, so you should ask for