On Sat, Dec 15, 2001 at 03:28:14AM +0100, Wolfgang Bornath wrote: > On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 14:57 -0500, Mark Weaver wrote: > > > skidley, > > > > try this one. check the attached file. it's a little script that I've > > been using to place my uptime and other thoughts in a little file that > > my client then reads and uses for a signature line. > > > > -- > > Mark > > > > Registered Linux User 182496 > > Mandrake 8.1 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 2:05pm up 1:41, 2 users, load average: 0.07, 0.09, 0.09 > > The important thing missing here is the automatic start of the script. > The script is nice but I still have to punch 'sig' (or whatever I call > the script) into an xterm before I start writing a mail. > What I'd like is: whenever I type 'm' or 'r' or any command in my mutt to > write a mail or reply to a mail I want this script generate the current > signature which mutt puts under my mail body. > > One possible solution may be running the script by a cron job every 5 > minutes during 'mail writing hours'.
Since you're using mutt, one can put the uptime in the headers as well. I prefer this over the signature tag line. <shrug>. --Steve
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