Hello Mark,
On Sunday, September 17, 2000 at 22:11:29 GMT +0100 (which was 2:11 PM
where I live) witnesses say Mark R Harding typed:
> External Program Call from Sorting Office:
> "c:\Program Files\The Bat!\thebat.exe" /NOLOGO /exit
> I then sent myself an email that would trigger the filter
That's interesting. I had originally tried it this way too, and it
didn't work. Maybe it is because I have Local delivery enabled.
> (pardon me if I don't reveal the specifics but it could be abused in
> a most irritating yet surely *so amusing* way if I did, yes?!)
What about putting some sort of code in your template and filter so
that only you can send the shutdown request?
> After a few moments TB! did a mail-check, found the message, issued
> the command and shutdown. Brilliant!
You can do quite a bit with TB command line parameters. With the use
of external templates, batch files and the Task Scheduler, I was able to
send myself (and others) all sorts of messages and reminders when I
was at work. :)
> I wouldn't have thought of issuing another TB! instance with the
> "/exit" flag as a way of closing the current TB! instance so that's
> pretty top thinking on your part - cheers!
You're welcome. I should say, this is one aspect that is covered *very*
well in the help file. It's under the Contents page and not the
index. Don't ask me why.
> Now, let's create a template of my shutdown message and copy the file
> to home before I forget what I did this for!
Now just remember, don't send it to yourself by e-mail. That would
produce some truly irritating and funny results. :)
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Thanks for writing,
Januk Aggarwal
See header for e-mail address
Using The Bat! 1.46c
under Windows 98 4.10 Build 2222 A
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