<!-- MHonArc v2.4.4 --> <!--X-Subject: Re: [MUD-Dev] Mail from mud Update :) --> <!--X-From-R13: Dvpuneq Ibbypbpx <YnHveNqvny.cvcrk.pbz> --> <!--X-Date: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 01:10:54 +0000 --> <!--X-Message-Id: 34AF5FC3.400A#dial,pipex.com --> <!--X-Content-Type: text/plain --> <!--X-Reference: 349CCD09.2533256C#enid,com --> <!--X-Reference: 349FF0CC.CA5F5222#4cs,com --> <!--X-Reference: 34A0163F.108F7A59#enid,com --> <!--X-Head-End--> <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <html> <head> <title>MUD-Dev message, Re: [MUD-Dev] Mail from mud Update :)</title> <!-- meta name="robots" content="noindex,nofollow" --> <link rev="made" href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com"> </head> <body background="/backgrounds/paperback.gif" bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#0000FF" alink="#FF0000" vlink="#006000"> <font size="+4" color="#804040"> <strong><em>MUD-Dev<br>mailing list archive</em></strong> </font> <br> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] <br clear=all><hr> <!--X-Body-Begin--> <!--X-User-Header--> <!--X-User-Header-End--> <!--X-TopPNI--> Date: [ <a href="msg00018.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00020.html">Next</a> ] Thread: [ <a href="msg00020.html">Previous</a> | <a href="msg00076.html">Next</a> ] Index: [ <A HREF="author.html#00019">Author</A> | <A HREF="#00019">Date</A> | <A HREF="thread.html#00019">Thread</A> ] <!--X-TopPNI-End--> <!--X-MsgBody--> <!--X-Subject-Header-Begin--> <H1>Re: [MUD-Dev] Mail from mud Update :)</H1> <HR> <!--X-Subject-Header-End--> <!--X-Head-of-Message--> <UL> <LI><em>To</em>: <A HREF="mailto:mud-dev#null,net">mud-dev#null,net</A></LI> <LI><em>Subject</em>: Re: [MUD-Dev] Mail from mud Update :)</LI> <LI><em>From</em>: Richard Woolcock <<A HREF="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</A>></LI> <LI><em>Date</em>: Sun, 04 Jan 1998 02:09:07 -0800</LI> </UL> <!--X-Head-of-Message-End--> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-Begin--> <HR> <!--X-Head-Body-Sep-End--> <!--X-Body-of-Message--> <PRE> Stephen Zepp wrote: > > Vadim Tkachenko wrote: > > > > Stephen, > > > [snip my request for suggestions] > > As for me, the most straightforward way of sending mail is to use > > sendmail. If you're operating in UNIX, that's peanuts, especially perl - > > > > open( SENDMAIL,"|`which sendmail`" ); > > print SENDMAIL ... # Don't forget your headers, as in RFC822 > > close SENDMAIL; # This commits the delivery, otherwise it will wait > > until your process terminates, which is probably not what you want :-) > > > > Syntax is approximate, you WANT to check it :-) > > > > In other cases/operating systems, it would be probably better to talk to > > sendmail too - you just telnet (open socket connection) to the nearby > > UNIX' port 25 and go ahead as RFC822 says. > > > > Draft Java implementation is available on request. > > > > > Zoran > > > > -- > > Still alive and smile stays on, > > Vadim Tkachenko <VadimT#4CS,Com> > > -- > > UNIX _is_ user friendly, he's just very picky about who his friends are > > I went ahead and tried what KaVir suggested, and it worked pretty smoothly. the > C system( "sendmail -s <subject> > <address> <mail.file" ); worked, however, some lag is apparent since system waits > for completion. I'll just have to > research fork and do it that way. > > Thanks everyone for the help! I'm catching up on xmas mail, so sorry if someone has mentioned this already... try a & on the end of the command within system. I use a similar thing to delete player-recognition files - system("rm -f -r ../known/*/Kavir &"); or whatever. I really need to find some effective way to pack info about everyone you know into a single file, yet have a decent way of removing all knowledge of you from everyone elses file when you die... KaVir. </PRE> <!--X-Body-of-Message-End--> <!--X-MsgBody-End--> <!--X-Follow-Ups--> <HR> <ul compact><li><strong>Follow-Ups</strong>: <ul> <li><strong><A NAME="00076" HREF="msg00076.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mail from mud Update :)</A></strong> <ul compact><li><em>From:</em> JC Lawrence <claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM></li></ul> </UL></LI></UL> <!--X-Follow-Ups-End--> <!--X-References--> <!--X-References-End--> <!--X-BotPNI--> <UL> <LI>Prev by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00018.html">Totally OT... (Or is it?)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by Date: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00020.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Circumstances & Situations</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Prev by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00020.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Circumstances & Situations</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Next by thread: <STRONG><A HREF="msg00076.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mail from mud Update :)</A></STRONG> </LI> <LI>Index(es): <UL> <LI><A HREF="index.html#00019"><STRONG>Date</STRONG></A></LI> <LI><A HREF="thread.html#00019"><STRONG>Thread</STRONG></A></LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> <!--X-BotPNI-End--> <!--X-User-Footer--> <!--X-User-Footer-End--> <ul><li>Thread context: <BLOCKQUOTE><UL> <LI><STRONG>Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</STRONG>, <EM>(continued)</EM> <ul compact> <ul compact> <LI><strong><A NAME="00205" HREF="msg00205.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Commercial value of RP</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Mon 12 Jan 1998, 06:12 GMT </LI> </ul> </ul> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00024" HREF="msg00024.html">my bio (was Re: [MUD-Dev] Mud-Dev FAQ)</A></strong>, Mike Sellers <a href="mailto:mike#online-alchemy,com">mike#online-alchemy,com</a>, Mon 05 Jan 1998, 06:11 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00023" HREF="msg00023.html">Who's bugging who? : was- Wild West</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 04 Jan 1998, 20:44 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00020" HREF="msg00020.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Circumstances & Situations</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Sun 04 Jan 1998, 01:15 GMT <LI><strong><A NAME="00019" HREF="msg00019.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mail from mud Update :)</A></strong>, Richard Woolcock <a href="mailto:KaVir#dial,pipex.com">KaVir#dial,pipex.com</a>, Sun 04 Jan 1998, 01:10 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00076" HREF="msg00076.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mail from mud Update :)</A></strong>, JC Lawrence <a href="mailto:claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM">claw#under,Eng.Sun.COM</a>, Wed 07 Jan 1998, 00:37 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00085" HREF="msg00085.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mail from mud Update :)</A></strong>, Shawn Halpenny <a href="mailto:malachai#iname,com">malachai#iname,com</a>, Wed 07 Jan 1998, 15:48 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL> </LI> <LI><strong><A NAME="00017" HREF="msg00017.html">Mud-Dev FAQ</A></strong>, Ling <a href="mailto:K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk">K.L.Lo-94#student,lboro.ac.uk</a>, Sat 03 Jan 1998, 16:44 GMT <UL> <LI><strong><A NAME="00021" HREF="msg00021.html">Re: [MUD-Dev] Mud-Dev FAQ</A></strong>, Jon A. Lambert <a href="mailto:jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com">jlsysinc#ix,netcom.com</a>, Sun 04 Jan 1998, 06:30 GMT </LI> </UL> </LI> </UL></BLOCKQUOTE> </ul> <hr> <center> [ <a href="../">Other Periods</a> | <a href="../../">Other mailing lists</a> | <a href="/search.php3">Search</a> ] </center> <hr> </body> </html>