Re: tlug: sendmail on TurboLinux

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Fri, 7 Aug 1998, Eric S. Standlee wrote:

> If you are sure you want to, I would love to see the daemon which you have
> created.
> 
> I was thinking it would be good to write an Xwindows GUI package that
> would allow brain-dead connection/collection/sign-off.  Is there some such
> in the works, or can I start that program and ask for help?  Where should
> I start.  Would Tcl/Tk be good, or is there a different GUI language that
> is more suited to this task?  Sorry for the dumb idea and questions.

sure, I'll put the source code in my home dir on the tlug server tonight
or tomorrow or something.

As for the GUI, I'd use perl/Tk, since I don't like Tcl... And there
probably will be something of that sort in the next release of TL... want
to beta-test? :)

> 
> Eric
> 
> On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, Scott Stone wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, Eric S. Standlee wrote:
> > 
> > > Sorry to confuse you Scott.  I meant a bash script that runs all of those
> > > in sequence checking for appropriate execusion (no errors) and then
> > > ppp-off to close the connection.  For instance, in the script I am writing
> > > (nothing special) I cannot get it to wait until pppd is up before going on
> > > to sendmail; fetchmail; and ppp-off.  I know that if I use ip-up it will
> > > automatically do that for me, but then I don't get to see the pretty debug
> > > information from sendmail and fetchmail as they execute because ip-up puts
> > > its stin/stout to /dev/null (YUCK!).
> > 
> > I've developed a daemon of sorts that will touch a lock file when the ppp0
> > interface actually becomes available.. you might use that.  I haven't
> > released it yet, though, but I could give you the source and let you play
> > with it.
> > 
> > > 
> > > Also, since fetchmail has such helpful exit codes, I was trying to check
> > > the codes and then rerun fetchmail if say it couldn't get to my pop mail
> > > server which happens far too often.
> > > 
> > 
> > usually a program will return 0 to the shell upon successful completion...
> > 
> > > TIA for any help,
> > > Eric
> > > 
> > > On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, Scott Stone wrote:
> > > 
> > > > On Mon, 3 Aug 1998, Eric S. Standlee wrote:
> > > >
> > > > yeah, and you just named them: 'ppp-on', 'sendmail', 'fetchmail',
> > > > 'ppp-off' :)
> > > > 
> > > 
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> >                <sstone@example.com>
> > Head of TurboLinux Development/Systems Administrator
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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
               <sstone@example.com>
Head of TurboLinux Development/Systems Administrator
Pacific HiTech, Inc (USA) / Pacific HiTech, KK (Japan)
http://www.pht.com		http://armadillo.pht.co.jp
http://www.pht.co.jp	        http://www.turbolinux.com


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Next Nomikai: 18 September, 19:30 Tengu TokyoEkiMae 03-3275-3691
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Sponsor: PHT, makers of TurboLinux http://www.pht.co.jp