Package: apticron
Version: 1.1.27
Severity: wishlist
Tags: patch
Hello,
please consider the attached patchset. It adds an APTICRON_IN_SUBJECT option
in apticron.conf and changes the From field of the generated e-mails.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: 5.0.1
APT prefers stable
APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686-bigmem (SMP w/8 CPU cores)
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Versions of packages apticron depends on:
ii apt 0.7.20.2+lenny1 Advanced front-end for dpkg
ii bsd-mailx 8.1.2-0.20071201cvs-3 A simple mail user agent
ii debconf [debconf-2 1.5.24 Debian configuration management sy
ii ucf 3.0016 Update Configuration File: preserv
Versions of packages apticron recommends:
ii apt-listchanges 2.83 package change history notificatio
ii iproute 20080725-2 networking and traffic control too
apticron suggests no packages.
-- debconf information excluded
*** /tmp/apticron-patch
--- apticron-orig 2009-01-31 17:18:46.000000000 +0200
+++ apticron 2009-06-17 10:54:25.000000000 +0300
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@
done
fi
+if [ -z "$APTICRON_IN_SUBJECT" ]; then
+
+ MAILX_SUBJECT="$DISTRIB_ID package updates on $SYSTEM"
+
+elif [ "$APTICRON_IN_SUBJECT" = "1" ]; then
+
+ MAILX_SUBJECT="[apticron] $DISTRIB_ID package updates on $SYSTEM"
+
+fi
+
if [ -n "$PKGNAMES" ] ; then
# do the upgrade downloads
@@ -236,8 +246,8 @@
--
apticron
EOF
-
- ) 2>&1 | /usr/bin/mailx -a "Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8" -s
"$DISTRIB_ID package updates on $SYSTEM" $EMAIL
+
+ ) 2>&1 | /usr/bin/mailx -a "Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8" -a
"From: apticron <aptic...@$system>" -s "$MAILX_SUBJECT" $EMAIL
fi
*** /tmp/apticron.conf-patch
--- apticron.conf-orig 2009-06-17 09:46:10.000000000 +0300
+++ apticron.conf 2009-06-17 10:57:18.000000000 +0300
@@ -38,3 +38,9 @@
# "ip" command
#
# IPADDRESSES="192.0.2.1 2001:db8:1:2:3::1"
+
+#
+# Set APTICRON_IN_SUBJECT if you like apticron to add "[apticron]" in the
subject of
+# the notification e-mails. This helps filtering/sorting client-side e-mail.
+#
+# APTICRON_IN_SUBJECT="1"
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