Yes the Server I want to do this on Is a FreeBSD 7.0 box, however cannot use procmail as all mboxes are virtual. Ie not real accounts all exist only on mysql, and since I changed from a normall stock setup to using mysql procmail no longer will work. All boxes are in form of [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I really miss procmail! -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Greg Larkin Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 3:03 PM To: Marcel Grandemange Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Script To Execute command via mail -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Marcel Grandemange wrote: > I have an interesting situation. > > I have a windows based sms server, this machine works in the following way. > > It watches a shared directory for txt files that must be formatted in > certain way and periodically sends them off to mobile. > > What I want to do is create a SMTP to SMS gateway. > > Easy in theory! > > Rite a script to map shared drive, ensure it's connected and write the txt > files in dir. > > However the second part I have no idea, somehow I need to watch the mbox > file of say a e-mail account called "test" > > And IF a mail arrives parse it look for a security key if exists convert to > txt file and copy to shared dir. > Hi Marcel, Do you have a FreeBSD machine in the mix somewhere? If so, this sounds like a job for procmail: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Procmail Using procmail, you can create a script to process incoming emails and process/reformat them as you see fit. Best regards, Greg - -- Greg Larkin http://www.FreeBSD.org/ - The Power To Serve http://www.sourcehosting.net/ - Ready. Set. Code. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIt/OH0sRouByUApARAntMAJ43+cuEDrdEIZle4TTxa3orO+u05QCdHsOq c1yjtkE0i7CN4dM04WgcfrM= =0pjX -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" __________ NOD32 3396 (20080828) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
