Date: Sun, 04 Jul 1999 14:33:06 -0500 (CDT) From: Don Read <dread@texas.net> To: moncrg@ma.ultranet.com Cc: Don Read <dread@calcasieu.com>, "freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: FreeBSD 3.2, /etc/daily and ppp -auto Message-ID: <XFMail.990704143306.dread@texas.net> In-Reply-To: <377D44BF.F7C2096@bt340707.res.ray.com>
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On 02-Jul-99 Greg Moncreaff wrote:
> I can change "netstat -ir" to "netstat -nir" for one cause,
> maybe this could be wrapped in a check if
> "/var/run/tunN.pid" exists [from man ppp(8)]
> or even better a check to see if ppp was connected if such
> a feature exists...
Haven't tried it, but that is what 'pppctl' lives for.
>
> is there anything I can put in /etc/host.conf or /etc/hosts so that It
> doesn't have to actually connect to the net for this?
>
> if my hostname is in /etc/hosts and /etc/host.conf says use hosts before
> bind what else can I do to tell sendmail that it doesn't need to
> connect to the internet?
>
Try using 'sendmail -O DeliveryMode=d' in the crontab.
The mail won't get delivered til the next queue run, but probably cleaner than
mess^H^H^H^Haltering a working config
Regards,
---
Don Read dread@calcasieu.com
EDP Manager dread@texas.net
Calcasieu Lumber Co. Austin TX
-- But I'm in good company, sendmail has kicked a great many
butts in the past
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