[PLUG] Re: dynamic file (script output)

[Kevin Falcone <kevinfal@seas.upenn.edu>]

>>>>> "Md" == MaD dUCK <madduck@madduck.net> writes:

  Md> to use it in programs that expect a file. simple example: your
  Md> .signature file, so the signature to every mail you write will
  Md> be dynamically created...

ftp://ftp.cpan.org/CPAN/authors/id/T/TO/TOMC/scripts/sigrand.gz

You need to create the FIFO and then have a daemon constantly feeding
the pipe to keep it full.

I used to do this until I wrote my own sigmonster

-kevin

-- 
I treat the .cf file as a binary file. you should too. 
        --Eric Allman, author of sendmail, on sendmail.cf


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