[oclug] 2nd try - scripting question

[Chris Nolan]

You can do this with 'procmail' I believe.

Chris Nolan

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg Sarsons [mailto:gsarsons at home.com]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 16:38
> To: oclug at lists.oclug.on.ca
> Subject: [oclug] 2nd try - scripting question
> 
> 
> I tried posting this message earlier but I don't see it in my 
> mailbox at
> home so I'm resending it.  Sorry if it is a repeat.
> 
> 
> What I'm looking for is advice as to what to use to do the following:
> 
> I want to send an email message to a user on a machine who 
> has a process
> running to check incoming email messages.  If the subject 
> line contains
> the correct subject than the script would look in the email 
> message for
> a command to run.  Say 'ls -l' the output of the command is 
> then emailed
> back to the originator.
> 
> This small script will be put into a small paper I'm writing 
> for school
> on a covert channel or shell incase you are wondering.
> 
> Any thoughts are welcomed.  Email me directly if you wish.
> 
> Tks Greg
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