Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 00:07:37 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org> To: Scott <sgregory@crosslink.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Running a script after connecting with ppp Message-ID: <199812060007.AAA58092@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 30 Nov 1998 09:13:57 EST." <3662A825.61E822A6@crosslink.net>
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> I would like to run a script (more specifically, I would like to send my
> IP address to a mail account (ifconfig -a | mail user - would suffice))
> whenever my box connects to my provider. I thought I had seen info on
> this in the past but I cannot find it now. Any info on how to do this
> would be appreciated.
Try writing the following /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup:
MYADDR:
!bg sh -c "echo MYADDR | mail user"
You need the ``sh -c'' to understand the ``|''.
> Thanks,
>
> Scott
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