Re: [plug] DIAL-IN

[Bob Williams]

Mark,

Thanks for the neat script idea.  I'd been thinking about how to check the
link before fetching and sending mail and had forgotten that ping returns
a success status.

This also works with name addresses like 'mysite.com' instead of the
numeric ip address, if you have the entry in your hosts list or you can
reach a DNS server. But hangs on the DNS lookup otherwise.

Those with more experience will say, "of course," but it took me a bit to
realize that.

Bob Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Trillium Technologies Ent.
General Santos City, Philippines



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