Quoth guy keren on Wed, May 03, 2000:
> to that - here is an idea: instead of a static file, use a named pipe
> (created using 'mknod'), and have a program that writes out 'fortune's
> data' to that named pipe. this will most likely work.
Nice idea, but if you have your home directory on NFS, you need
to run your mailer on the same machine as the said program.
> after you have the program done, you simply need to have it running always
> before you launch netscape (or at least, before you send email).
It also means you have to launch the program when you login.
Remember, not everybody uses one machine which belongs to him.
Anyway, Get A Real Mailer.
Vadik.
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