Question

My host does not allow scheduling of jobs, so I can't run mailNotify. Can it be modified to run as a CGI script? If so, how rough would that be? Has anyone done it before?

I realize I'd have to hit it frequently to get mail to send, but I'm willing to do so.

Thanks, Tim.

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-- TimHuntley - 09 Jun 2004

Answer

Hi Tim, there are a few mentions "of workaround scripts are available" scattered throughout the twiki documentation and this site, but so far I have not been able to find them and nobody has answered my (admittedly quiet) request for them.

I have made a FeatureEnhancementRequest for mailnotify to be turned into a cgi-script (MailNotifyCgiScript) but no takers so far. Maybe now with more than just myself asking it might get done faster.

-- MattWilkie - 09 Jun 2004

You could create a simple cgi wrapper that calls mailnotify. Then you can call the wrapper from a scheduled task on any server that has Internet access.

Example on Unix using the wget utility:

wget http://yourserver.com/cgi-bin/wrapmailnotify?magic=kingdom >dev/null

Hint: The wrapper should call mailnotify only if above magic parameter is supplied. This is to avoid a mailnotify call if the wrapper is accessed randomly, like by a robot.

-- PeterThoeny - 01 Aug 2004