Email Script

Sathe · 10-19-2001, 03:17 PM

i need to create an email script that will send me an email everyday telling me what my IP address that day is, this way if i need to make changes from the outside world i can ssh into it.

rootboy · 10-22-2001, 02:51 AM

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Originally posted by Sathe
i need to create an email script that will send me an email everyday telling me what my IP address that day is, this way if i need to make changes from the outside world i can ssh into it.

Try "cron"

Set the "MAILTO=" to the address that you want it sent to.

http://www.lysator.liu.se/~forsberg/linux/cron.html

As for your IP address, use the dhcpcd or dhclient program maybe? (I'm no net-nerd)

John

dorward · 10-22-2001, 04:33 AM

I would run this with cron:

ifconfig | mutt you@you.com -s "ip address"

... actually I wouldn't. I'd get a static host name for my dynamic ip: http://directory.google.com/Top/Comp..._DNS_Services/

acid_kewpie · 10-22-2001, 07:34 AM

i use ods.org, as it's free and comes with a linux executable to put in a dialup script, which will automatiicaly update your ip when you connect.

Mind you, having said that i've not manged to get it to work automatically, cos putting it in a ppp script means it runs before it's connected properly.. i guess i could do it as a cron, but that sucks. any better ideas?