I guess vixie-cron is in fact a cron program modified by this guy named Vixie :) check out: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Vixie
The best way to get docs about a command is the man pages, in your case, man cron and man crontab. I usually find all the information I need at forums.gentoo.org (its like having a great book with the knowledge of thousands of experienced gentoo users available). On 6/8/05, Anthony E. Caudel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there any way to search the Gentoo docs? > > I have tried google: > > http://www.google.com/search?as_q=vixie-cron+ssmpt > +mailbase&num=10&hl=en&btnG=Google > +Search&as_epq=&as_oq=&as_eq=&lr=lang_en&as_ft=i&as_filetype=&as_qdr=all&as_occt=any&as_dt=i&as_sitesearch=www.gentoo.org%2Fdoc&safe=images > > (search www.gentoo.org/doc, in english, for the terms vixie-cron, > mailbase, ssmtp) > > but it returned no pages. > > Tony > -- > Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little > temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. > -- Benjamin Franklin > > -- > [email protected] mailing list > > -- Daniel da Veiga Computer Operator - RS - Brazil -- [email protected] mailing list

