Re: mailing output stream as a file [borderline off topic]

1999-04-16 Thread David Shaw
On Fri, Apr 16, 1999 at 12:54:34PM -0500, David DeSimone wrote: > David Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > There is a way, though it's a bit odd. The trick is to make a FIFO (a la > > "named pipe"). > > That works, but it doesn't meet the stated requirements, because you'd > have to remembe

Re: mailing output stream as a file [borderline off topic]

1999-04-16 Thread David DeSimone
David Shaw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > There is a way, though it's a bit odd. The trick is to make a FIFO (a la > "named pipe"). That works, but it doesn't meet the stated requirements, because you'd have to remember to delete the file that was created. He said he was trying not to have to d

Re: mailing output stream as a file [borderline off topic]

1999-04-16 Thread Anonymous
On Fri, Apr 16, 1999 at 11:36:55AM +0200, Eric Smith wrote: > I want to send the output of a unix process (i.e. a text stream) by mail as > an attached text file _non_ interactively. I loathe making tmp files and > then deleting them and would like to keep this all in memory using > variables. >

mailing output stream as a file [borderline off topic]

1999-04-16 Thread Eric Smith
Hi Forgive me if I should address this elsewhere, but the quality of this list is so high, its just too difficult to resist - ok, I'll stop. I want to send the output of a unix process (i.e. a text stream) by mail as an attached text file _non_ interactively. I loathe making tmp files and then d