Re: Pine Q. 2: Fortune in sig
On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Noah L. Meyerhans wrote:
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> On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Kent West wrote:
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> > 1) Does the filter run before I compose the message? In other words,
> > should I be able to see the fortune in my sig below right now as I'm
> > typing this, or does it get added when I actually send the message?
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> It runs during the actual sending process, so you don't ever actually see
> the result of it. Check your sent-mail folder to see what it looks like.
Bummer: I hate to send something unless I know what I'm sending.
Nonetheless, I will this time in order to demonstrate that your
instructions worked. Thanks!
> > 2) I named the temp file sigfortune, and in Pine's config I specified the
> > sending-filter to be "sigfortune _TMPFILE_" (without the quotes). I assume
> > the _TMPFILE_ is a filename that Pine uses, or was that just a dummy name
> > you invented and I'm supposed to use some other real file name? Also, do I
> > need to specify more of the sigfortune path, such as "./sigfortune" or
> > "%homedir%/sigfortune" (can I even use a variable such as "%homedir%" in
> > Linux?)? Do I need to modify permissions on sigfortune?
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> You should use _TMPFILE_. See the Pine docs (available from the main
> menu) for info on what special names can be used.
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> Be sure your script has the execute bit turned on (chmod u+x <filename>).
> I specify the absolute path to my script in my Pine config. I don't know
> what's actually required.
It didn't work when I just had the filename, and I didn't try the "./"
relative method. It does work with the full pathname
(u/staff/westk/sigfortune).
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> noah
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Again, thanks! That's another success under my belt thanks to you.
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