Date: Tue, 1 Jun 1999 10:14:21 -0600 (MDT) From: "James R. Shrenk" <dionysos3@crosswinds.net> To: matt <matt@Mlink.NET> Cc: Marc Silver <marcs@icon.co.za>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Problem with ppp.linkup Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9906011012480.43461-100000@neptune.twrol.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9906011154060.1145-100000@arpaqc-gw.mlink.net>
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Another option you have is simply to keep fetchmail running all the time. Don't worry about getting it running just when you run ppp. It will run quietly in daemon mode 24/7 regardless of your connection. :) James On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, matt wrote: > On Tue, 1 Jun 1999, Marc Silver wrote: > > : Hi there, > : > : Please could one of you help with my *little* problem. I am trying to get > : the following command to execute when my ppp link comes up. > : > : 'fetchmail -f /etc/ppp/.fetchmailrc' > > Why not just put fetchmail -d <timeout> in the script? As for PPP, if you > are using pppd(8) You could use the option: <connect /path/to/chat/script> > in /etc/ppp/options and just add fetchmail -d <timeout> to the end of your > chat script... if you are using ppp(8) I have no idea. Hope this was some > kind of help. > > Matt > > > -- > DISCLAIMER: Anyone sending me unsolicited commercial electronic mail > will be charged a $100 fee for time spent reading it. Do NOT send this > type of electronic mail to me. In reading this, you automatically agree > to be subjected to these terms: > > US Code Title 47, Sec.227(a)(2)(B), a computer/modem/printer meets the > definition of a telephone fax machine. By Sec.227(b)(1)(C), it is > unlawful to send any unsolicited advertisement to such equipment. By > Sec.227(b)(3)(C), a violation of the aforementioned Section is punishable > by action to recover actual monetary loss, or $500, whichever is greater, > for each violation. > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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