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Posted by Rik on 01/24/07 22:56
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 23:40:23 +0100, Colin McKinnon
<colin.thisisnotmysurname@ntlworld.deletemeunlessURaBot.com> wrote:
> Tim Van Wassenhove wrote:
>
>> odysseyphotography schreef:
>>> However, he'd then like the person to recieve a further 2 reports with
>>> a specified delay (say a week) between each email. He'd like this
>>> process to be automated - sending anyone who signs up the three reports
>>> with a week between each emailing.
>>
>> As already mentionned, read the cron manual
>
> Really, at a trivial level 'at' is much more apposite however with smart
> batch handling, cron might be easier.
>
> Also you need to authenticate requests through the email address -
> usually
> this is done by emailing back a response to a prompt. For that you will
> need a mailbox with procmail setup in front of it or a cron job polling
> the
> mailbox.
Why doesn't a single email with a 'click on this link to confirm', and a
flag in database suffice? This setup seems a little overly complicated.
--
Rik Wasmus
* I'm testing several new newsreaders at the moment. Please excuse
possible errors and weird content. *
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