On Tuesday 18 November 2003 01:21,
"Jason Williard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent a missive stating:

> 1) Use a cron job to execute a php script every x minutes.
> 2) Create a script where mail can be piped to.  This is a method that I
> have used previously with a cgi app called PerlDesk.
>
> While I could develop the first option, the second option is the method
> of choice, but I have no clue how to implement that.  Would anyone
> happen to have any suggestions on where to start?  Perhaps, someplace
> where I could go for further research?

Although you could use CLI PHP for this, I would use Perl or even better, C. 
PHP is really meant to run via a web browser and what you're talking about is 
all backend code. Look into playing with procmail and Perl or C.


Henrik
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Henrik Hudson
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