If you're going to do that, you might as well just setup the mail server to pipe the email message directly into a script instead of having to wait on the cron. Here is some random website that explains it: http://osticket.com/wiki/Email_Piping#Setting_up_aliases_for_sendmail
Joel From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 5:20 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Bulk text alerts I would E-mail to a user on a *nix box. Have cron run a script every 5 minutes that parses the message, uses the key parts of the message to build a message and send it to the disto list. On 9/9/2011 2:54 PM, Patrick D. Nix, Jr wrote: I've got distribution lists set up already and can send a text to the list which generates a text message to the recipients, I'm just curious if it is possible to automate the process so that when dude generates a notification and it emails the techs, something triggers and sends to the distro list. We can set it up in dude but the message it generates isn't really customer friendly. How are others doing this? I want the message to only go to customers affected. Pat Sent from my iPhone On Sep 9, 2011, at 1:08 PM, "Patrick Shoemaker" <[email protected]> wrote: Yes. Just be sure to set up sender restrictions so any joe on the internet can't use your distribution groups. -- Patrick Shoemaker From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Friday, September 09, 2011 13:54 To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Bulk text alerts I am not Exchange saavy, but can't you create server-side groups and send an email to the group? On 9/9/2011 1:30 PM, Patrick D. Nix, Jr wrote: Ok, we are using dude for network monitoring, technicians receive email notifications to our smartphones upon outage. This has always worked well. Now I can create distribution lists in outlook that I can send out text notifications to customers manually when we receive our notifications, but how can I automate this? I would like to have distribution lists for each cell, and if that particular cell goes out, it automatically notifies a distribution list of users connected to that cell. We are using Exchange/outlook for email, but open to other suggestions. Thanks Pat From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Scott Reed Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 5:25 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] Bulk text alerts Everybody sees all outages, not just the ones that impacts them. Can make your network appear less reliable that it really is. On 9/8/2011 11:04 AM, Dorn Hetzel wrote: +1: Any reason not to just use twitter? On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:51 AM, Joel Barnard <[email protected]> wrote: We use twitter. Customers who are interested in network status updates can follow the Twitter page, and subscribe to text messages. When there's a problem you just tweet manually or use API for automated things. Joel Barnard Niagara Wireless Internet Co. From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Patrick D. Nix, Jr Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2011 10:48 AM To: WISPA General List Subject: [WISPA] Bulk text alerts Does anyone use or know of an application or service for sending bulk text messages. We would like a one time pay vs. pay per message. What we would like to accomplish is create a group message for network status alerts that go out via text message to customers that wish to receive such. Thanks, Patrick Nix, Jr., Computer Network Solutions CSWEB.NET Internet Services IT Manager http://www.cnetworksolutions.com http://www.csweb.net (918) 235-0414 <tel:%28918%29%20235-0414> _____ Attention: This e-mail and any attachments may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, delete this e-mail and destroy any copies. 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