On Thu, 2006-11-02 at 20:33 +0100, cedric wrote: > Hi All, > > At work, i need to monitor an FTP server for changes, and send an e-mail > witch > the changes every week. > > I have found the set of programs that allow me to figure out the contents of > an ftp server without downloading it (ncftpls) and also to figure out the > differences (diff) but i have not found a way to mail the results. > > My workstation runs windows XP (sorry, can't change that ;-) ), and therefore > i need a linux distro that runs inside an emulator. I've tried puppy linux, > and it works great, except it doesn't have a scriptable e-mail program. > > Does anybody know a linux distro that: > -runs inside an emulator. > -has a scriptable e-mail client > -preferably the distro can access a local hard drive or a windows share. > > Thanks for thinking with me, > Best regards, > Cedric de Wijs
Not a distro specifically, but the GNU tools compiled for Windows. Installation is dead simple, off the net. Google for Cygwin, essential on every Windows machine I have to use, for which I cannot (not allowed to) change the OS. -- S. Anthony Sequeira ++ Don't stop to stomp ants when the elephants are stampeding. ++ -- http://linuxfromscratch.org/mailman/listinfo/lfs-chat FAQ: http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/faq/ Unsubscribe: See the above information page
