Re: Off-Topic: Automatic FTP scripts for OSX
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It keeps the original formatting.
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texte = Ummm .. Set the email preferences on the OSX machine to the domain name of the linux box and the Emailer thread will do this for you .. With a bunch less work.Alain> I want to FTP files to a specific folder on another server whenever I > drop a new file into a certain folder on a MacOSX computer. I also > need a couple of other features to go along with this: > > WebDNA is on OSX and my mail server is CGP on Linux. I need my > sendmail files transferred directly from the OSX box to the Linux box > via FTP so CGP can send them. > > My goal is to transfer these files automatically via FTP, so I would > like a script that: > > 1- Checks the OSX 'EmailFolder' for new files every second or two. > > 2- FTP the new files in this folder to the CGP 'Submitted' folder on Linux. > > 3- Move each OSX file out of the 'EmailFolder' and into a 'Success' > or a 'Failure' folder depending upon the result of the attempted file > transfer. > > 4- Every 15 minutes or so, check for files in the 'Failure' folder > and email me if there are any files in this folder. > > > Is this the kind of thing that can be scripted easily on OSX? Does > anyone know how to do this? Can anyone suggest an online resource > for learning more about how to script tasks like these on OSX? > > Thanks.------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list
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Ummm .. Set the email preferences on the OSX machine to the domain name of the linux box and the Emailer thread will do this for you .. With a bunch less work.Alain> I want to FTP files to a specific folder on another server whenever I > drop a new file into a certain folder on a MacOSX computer. I also > need a couple of other features to go along with this: > > WebDNA is on OSX and my mail server is CGP on Linux. I need my > sendmail files transferred directly from the OSX box to the Linux box > via FTP so CGP can send them. > > My goal is to transfer these files automatically via FTP, so I would > like a script that: > > 1- Checks the OSX 'EmailFolder' for new files every second or two. > > 2- FTP the new files in this folder to the CGP 'Submitted' folder on Linux. > > 3- Move each OSX file out of the 'EmailFolder' and into a 'Success' > or a 'Failure' folder depending upon the result of the attempted file > transfer. > > 4- Every 15 minutes or so, check for files in the 'Failure' folder > and email me if there are any files in this folder. > > > Is this the kind of thing that can be scripted easily on OSX? Does > anyone know how to do this? Can anyone suggest an online resource > for learning more about how to script tasks like these on OSX? > > Thanks.------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/
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