On Mon, Oct 4, 2004 at 4:41 pm +0200, Marcin Wichary wrote: >I don't know much about those scripts, but my computer is *never* on >during the night, but otherwise remains unused very often. It's quite a >strange idea to hardwire the scripts to run at night, instead of just >detecting when the computer is not being used for a while.
As Laurent says, I suppose it's an indication that Apple doesn't consider them too important. Having said that, I've sometimes wondered why they didn't make something like 'anacron' part of the default system. It's an addition to (or possibly replacement of?) cron, and allows scripts which have missed their scheduled time to run automatically when the machine is next on/awake. Used to work nicely on my old LinuxPPC box. TimH -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
