Indeed, even simpler than using sendmail directly. Thanks Joseph !
Geert On Thursday 07 September 2006 16:27, Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D. wrote: > Of course, a pipe should work, assuming sendmail is running. Here is an > example: > > % ls | mail -s "output of ls" jsacco > /dev/null 2>&1 > > -Joseph > > =================================================================== > > On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 09:53 -0400, Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D. wrote: > > Why not route root's main to yourself: > > > > As root: > > > > (1) open /etc/aliases in your favorite editor > > > > (2) add/edit the following lines at the bottom of the file > > > > # Person who should get root's mail > > root: your-user-name > > > > (3) run the command > > > > newaliases > > > > (4) test > > send root some email > > > > -Joseph > > > > ============================================================ > > > > On Thu, 2006-09-07 at 09:35 -0400, Eric Dunbar wrote: > > > Hello all, I've been trying to figure out how to send an e-mail using > > > a tcsh script. I've created a script to monitor my server's IP and > > > update the DNS server when it changes (I'm on dynamic IP). > > > > > > I want to send myself an e-mail whenever it has to update the DNS > > > server (at present it sends root an e-mail but I don't check my root > > > e-mail that frequently). > > > > > > I've been trying to use mail to send an e-mail but cannot automate the > > > process: > > > > > > mail -s My\ subject [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > At first I tried piping a file into the command but haven't got that > > > to work (composing the e-mail requires one to press ^D to terminate > > > the e-mail followed by an enter to accept no cc:). > > > > > > Any ideas? Is there another mechanism I should be using to email stuff > > > automagically? Is there an interface to send mail I should be using? > > > > > > Thanks, Eric. > > > _______________________________________________ > > > yellowdog-general mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general > > > HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com' _______________________________________________ yellowdog-general mailing list [email protected] http://lists.terrasoftsolutions.com/mailman/listinfo/yellowdog-general HINT: to Google archives, try '<keywords> site:terrasoftsolutions.com'
