--=-=-= Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Adam J. Melancon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
i've not used it this way but I just skimmed the man page and it appears to support just this sort of usage. Apparently you start up centericq and then you can send messages via command line like so $ echo "hi" | centericq -s msg -p icq -t 17502151 I run centericq in a "screen" session so it's always on.=20=20 That's how I would recomend doing it so you could support this. > cool, i have centericq installed and it's working great! > > I know i should RTFM, but since you use it quite a bit... Is there any > way (using this program, or another) to send a message right from the > command line. > > The situation is this. I'm a ham, and so is a friend of mine Kris. > He is running an IRLP node (The IRLP uses Voice-Over-IP software and > the Internet to link your radio site to the world. It runs on linux > http://www.irlp.net/ ) and wants to use his radio in his truck to send > a DTMF tone to his IRLP node which would send an instant message to me > here at work to turn on my radio, since i usually have it off at work. > He managed to get it to send me an email using the mail command (which > is cool in itself) to turn my radio on, but it would be way cooler to > send me an IM. > > something like > $commandlineim -service aim -u somebody -p password / > -messageto adam -message "turn on your dang radio" > > Is this possible, or am I just crazy > > ps. See, we do have quite a bit of geek fun here in Abbeville ;) > > Adam J. Melancon > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=3Dfeatures/junkmail > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net =2D-=20 Scott Harney<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "...and one script to rule them all." gpg key fingerprint=3D7125 0BD3 8EC4 08D7 321D CEE9 F024 7DA6 0BC7 94E5 --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQA+iy5B8CR9pgvHlOURAgVlAJ9nZnhcFQ0lB2fhD0uCjlV/PCtv0ACfWCOS 55i/uehzTcNY1VFumSKSK2A= =lfJS -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--
