on Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 01:54:04PM -0500, James Medley wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have installed and have running QPopper 4.0.9 on a Mac G5 desktop
> (OS 10.4.6). My problem is getting popper to auto startup after a
> power failure or reboot. I attempted to follow the direction given in
> the 'doc' for macs;
>
> >Now, using /System/Library/StartupItems/CrashReporter as an example,
> >create a /Library/StartupItems/QPopper that launches popper at startup
> >time (have it test the POPSERVER variable and then you can set
> >POPSERVER=-YES- in /etc/hostconfig to enable it). Store the popper
> >executable in /Library/StartupItems/QPopper so that it stays with the
> >QPopper startup item. Your StartupParameters.plist should have
> >Requires = ("Resolver", "Network") and Provides = ("POP3"). May sure
> >you launch popper in your QPopper script using the full path
> >"/Library/StartupItems/QPopper/popper" or it won't work.
>
> but I am a little s thick sometimes. The directions say "have it test
> the POPSERVER variable and then you can set POPSERVER=-YES- in /etc/
> hostconfig to enable it". How do I have it test the POPSERVER variable?
Use /System/Library/StartupItems/CrashReporter as an example ;)
StartService ()
{
if [ "${CRASHREPORTER:=-YES-}" = "-YES-" ]; then
/usr/libexec/crashreporterd;
fi
}
So, for popper:
StartService ()
{
if [ "${POPSERVER:=-YES-}" = "-YES-" ]; then
/Library/StartupItems/QPopper/popper;
fi
}
I dunno why they think you need to stick popper into
/Library/StartupItems/QPopper, though - crashreporterd obvious doesn't.
HTH
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