Date: Thu, 6 Nov 1997 20:54:02 -0500 (EST) From: Thomas David Rivers <rivers@dignus.com> To: crtb@capecod.net, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Sending mail while PPP is up Message-ID: <199711070154.UAA00545@lakes.dignus.com>
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> On my modem-bound FreeBSD-2.2.2R system, a cron job running every two
> hours brings up a PPP session, and fetches mail via POP from my ISP.
>
> I read and respond to that mail at an irregular schedule, so that
> often when I send mail, the PPP link is down. I sometimes get the
> message "Cannot send mail for five days", and wonder frequently if
> the mail ever got sent.
>
> The question: is there a signal or some other way I can communicate
> with sendmail which will cause it to attempt to send immediately?
> If so, I can put the appropriate kill command in the script which
> fetches mail.
>
> Comments appreciated. Thanks.
>
> Chuck Bacon -- crtb@capecod.net
> ABHOR SECRECY -- DEFEND PRIVACY
>
Yes -
run
sendmail -q
as root when you bring your PPP connection up; that will cause
it to examine the existing mail-queue and process any deferred messages.
To see how many deferred messages you might have in your queue, use
the 'mailq' command.
I take a similar approach with my SL/IP connection; it works great.
- Dave Rivers -
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