Alec <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hi
>
> I make backups using a cron job and I set MAILTO=""
> Can I configure cron to mail me
> a) *only* when there were errors
> b) email only STDERR (not STDOUT)
>
I assume you're asking about some type of special cron functionality
which e-mails automatically... however, I would probably do this with a
script... i.e.
#! /usr/bin/sh
#backup my stuff
foo_bar_backup_tool baz.bktarget;
#howl if there's an error
if [ $? -ne 0 ]
then
echo "Oh crap!" | mail -s "bk error" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
fi
HTH...
