Re: [newbie] Signature Randomizer

[Mikkel L. Ellertson]

Dave Ashmore wrote:
Chris wrote:
On Saturday 12 March 2005 09:09 pm, Kevin B. O'Brien wrote:
 

I am wondering if there is a signature randomizer for Linux similar to
KookieJar for Windows.
Thank you,
  

Yes, its called fortune and I believe its installed as part of a 
normal install.  You can call it from a script such as this:

#!/bin/bash
echo "Chris"
echo "Registered Linux User 283774 http://counter.li.org";
STR=$(uptime)
TIME=${STR% user}
RESULT=${TIME%}
echo $RESULT
echo "Mandrake Linux 10.1 Official, kernel $(uname -r)"
echo "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
/usr/games/fortune
echo "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"
if [ -p /tmp/xmms-info ] ; then echo "Live - Classic Rock - From 
Virgin Radio UK $( grep Title: /tmp/xmms-info | awk -F': ' '{print 
$2}' )"
fi

If using Kmail you can under "Settings > configure Kmail > identies > 
signature" then select "Obtain signature text from Output of Command.  
For instance mine is /home/chris/./sig.  You can learn more about 
fortune from "man fortune"

HTH
 

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Thanks for the tip.
I was able to get it to work in thunderbird by making a script like you 
suggested and calling it via cron to generate a signature like this 
every 15 minutes.
First make sig-pubmail executable like so:
chmod 0755 sig-pubmail
Then edit your /etc/crontab file and add a lines like mine below:

0  *    * * *   root    /home/djash/./sig-pubmail > 
/home/djash/sigpubmail.txt
15 *    * * *   root    /home/djash/./sig-pubmail > 
/home/djash/sigpubmail.txt
30 *    * * *   root    /home/djash/./sig-pubmail > 
/home/djash/sigpubmail.txt
45 *    * * *   root    /home/djash/./sig-pubmail > 
/home/djash/sigpubmail.txt

Then of course just have thunderbird use that file as it's signature. 
sigpubmail.txt


A better way would be to set EDITOR to your farerate text editor, and 
run "crontab -e" as your normal user. (If you have crontab enabled for 
normal users - depends on security.) Add.

0,15,30,45 * * * * /home/djash/sig-pubmail > .home/djash/sigpubmail.txt
Save, and exit.
The biggest drawback with the way you have done it is that the script is 
run as root. Running a script that a user can modify as root is a BIG 
security risk!

Also, the signiture file will be owned by root, instead of djash.
Mikkel
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