Re: OT: Downloading file by sending email
At 06:30 30/01/2008, you wrote: Hi, An off-topic question. I run FreeBSD 6.2/i386 with Postfix and Maildrop (for filtering and delivery). I want to setup a service such that sending a mail to say [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a list of links per line results in my machine downloading the files at these links replying with all these files attached. Is there any port which provides a functionality like this? Or is it possible to put together such a setup in place? I tried a Google search but didn't manage to frame this question concisely enough to get hits ... Also, many many years ago I remember using similar services on the Internet. I can't for the life of me remember their names now. Any one here recollects/ has used such services? Thanks, Rakhesh There is an email2cvs in ports, don't know the exact name, but i allows you to do cvs commits, updates, etc via mail; perhaps it can help you For security, add in the mail with the file request a login/password. Check the From (only tyour email account) and the l/p. Also there is a gnu.org project for a p2p using mail. HTH - Useful Acronyms: GPL = Greedy Pengüin Licence ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Downloading file by sending email
Olivier Nicole wrote: A second thought... I want to setup a service such that sending a mail to say [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a list of links per line results in my machine downloading the files at these links replying with all these files attached. So you have any direct connection to the machine that will host the downloading facility? Unfortunately, no. Else I could have done the SSH thing like you suggested ... If you can ssh to that machine, it is easier to set-up a proxy on the machine and do some ssh tunneling. Bests, Regards, Rakhesh --- http://rakhesh.net/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Downloading file by sending email
Thanks Olivier. I was stumped on how to make maildrop pipe the email to some program. A bit of research on that (and reading the manpages) showed me how. Now that I've figured that part, the problem is not too difficult. Gotta make a shell/ perl script now to parse the message and do the downloading etc ... such kind of service is one of the easiest to be abused ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Downloading file by sending email
I want to setup a service such that sending a mail to say [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a list of links per line results in my machine downloading the files at these links replying with all these files attached. Is there any port which provides a functionality like this? Or is it possible to put together such a setup in place? I tried a Google search but didn't very easy using just bash curl metamail etc... but first think about protecting it from abuse like a) someone will use it as spamming machine, writing advert as image, and sending it through your service to 10 users (using your bandwidth) by using robot that will 10 times request to send an URL to mail. b) someone else will be trying to overload your service requesting to mail lots of huge files many times (limit total size+size of one file) you must do something like captcha or at least - first sending mail without attachment like this - Someone - possibly you - requested to download and send such files: URL list here to your mail. if it's you, jest use reply with this code: unique code here ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Downloading file by sending email
Wojciech Puchar wrote: I want to setup a service such that sending a mail to say [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a list of links per line results in my machine downloading the files at these links replying with all these files attached. Is there any port which provides a functionality like this? Or is it possible to put together such a setup in place? I tried a Google search but didn't very easy using just bash curl metamail etc... but first think about protecting it from abuse like Thanks Wojciech. Actually, I am setting this up just for my use. (Place I work doesn't allow downloads, and sometimes I need to download a thing or two, so thought let me set something like this up for my own use). But your points make sense. I'll try and make sure the service isn't abuse-able. Thanks again for the pointers! Regards, Rakhesh a) someone will use it as spamming machine, writing advert as image, and sending it through your service to 10 users (using your bandwidth) by using robot that will 10 times request to send an URL to mail. b) someone else will be trying to overload your service requesting to mail lots of huge files many times (limit total size+size of one file) you must do something like captcha or at least - first sending mail without attachment like this - Someone - possibly you - requested to download and send such files: URL list here to your mail. if it's you, jest use reply with this code: unique code here ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Rakhesh --- http://rakhesh.net/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Downloading file by sending email
A second thought... I want to setup a service such that sending a mail to say [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a list of links per line results in my machine downloading the files at these links replying with all these files attached. So you have any direct connection to the machine that will host the downloading facility? If you can ssh to that machine, it is easier to set-up a proxy on the machine and do some ssh tunneling. Bests, Olivier ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Downloading file by sending email
I want to setup a service such that sending a mail to say [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a list of links per line results in my machine downloading the files at these links replying with all these files attached. Although I don't know of such a service (I recall hearing about such service ages ago) it sounds not too difficult to built, for example in Perl, using Curl for downloading and some Perl modules to build a MIME email to send back. Bests, Olivier ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
OT: Downloading file by sending email
Hi, An off-topic question. I run FreeBSD 6.2/i386 with Postfix and Maildrop (for filtering and delivery). I want to setup a service such that sending a mail to say [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a list of links per line results in my machine downloading the files at these links replying with all these files attached. Is there any port which provides a functionality like this? Or is it possible to put together such a setup in place? I tried a Google search but didn't manage to frame this question concisely enough to get hits ... Also, many many years ago I remember using similar services on the Internet. I can't for the life of me remember their names now. Any one here recollects/ has used such services? Thanks, Rakhesh --- http://rakhesh.net/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT: Downloading file by sending email
Olivier Nicole wrote: I want to setup a service such that sending a mail to say [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a list of links per line results in my machine downloading the files at these links replying with all these files attached. Although I don't know of such a service (I recall hearing about such service ages ago) it sounds not too difficult to built, for example in Perl, using Curl for downloading and some Perl modules to build a MIME email to send back. Thanks Olivier. I was stumped on how to make maildrop pipe the email to some program. A bit of research on that (and reading the manpages) showed me how. Now that I've figured that part, the problem is not too difficult. Gotta make a shell/ perl script now to parse the message and do the downloading etc ... Thanks, Rakhesh --- http://rakhesh.net/ ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
