try without testing the size, since in some OS's it is always returning 0

Author: Jurgen Weber

main.go

@@ -20,6 +20,12 @@ func failOnError(err error, msg string) {
   }
 }
 
+func notApipe() {
+  fmt.Println("The command is intended to work with pipes.")
+  fmt.Println("Usage: echo mytext | stdin2rabbitmq")
+  os.Exit(1)
+}
+
 func read_in_stdin(debug bool) string {
   // massive copy and paste
   // https://flaviocopes.com/go-shell-pipes/
@@ -35,13 +41,11 @@ func read_in_stdin(debug bool) string {
 
   // if info.Mode()&os.ModeCharDevice != 0 || info.Size() <= 0 {
   // ModeCharDevice works on a console where you have a terminal
-  if (info.Mode()&os.ModeCharDevice == os.ModeCharDevice || info.Size() <= 0) {
+  if info.Mode()&os.ModeCharDevice == os.ModeCharDevice {
     // ModeNamedPipe is when you are ssh'd into something
-    if (info.Mode()&os.ModeNamedPipe == os.ModeNamedPipe || info.Size() <= 0) {
-      fmt.Println("The command is intended to work with pipes.")
-      fmt.Println("Usage: echo mytext | stdin2rabbitmq")
-      os.Exit(1)
-    }
+    //if (info.Mode()&os.ModeNamedPipe == os.ModeNamedPipe || info.Size() <= 0) {
+    notApipe()
+    //}
   }
 
   reader := bufio.NewReader(os.Stdin)