According to Kjell Midtseter: While burning my CPU.
>
> Hi Chris!
> Tnx for the script for displaying the dynamic IP address:
>
> > #!/bin/sh
> > # name : ppp_ip
> > #
> > # 29/09/1998 V 1.0
> > #
> > # [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://chris.hislora.com.au
> > #
> > # this finds out the ppp link's ip number
> > #
> > PPP=`/sbin/ifconfig |grep P-t-P |cut -f2 -d :|cut -f1 -d ' '`
> > echo " my ppp ip is " ${PPP}
> >
>
> Do you know of a way of picking up the IP address and send it out as
> an e-mail? May be some pointers in the right direction? Functions
> from the lib-www cgi package?
>
> What I am trying to do is having my Linux box in Spain turn on and
> send the IP address by e-mail to my Linux box in Norway when
> someone is coming up my driveway. When the e-mail is received in
> Norway I would connect to the Apache server in the Spain box and
> look at the visitor using the on line camera.
> I can basically do this now, but I have to be in Spain to send the IP
> address manually to my friend in Norway!
add another pipe and use the mail command.
echo " my ppp ip is " ${PPP} | mail friend@destination
>
> Regards from Kjell (la3sg/ea7avp)
>
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Regards Richard.
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