on Tue, Dec 11, 2001 at 09:33:59AM +1100, KenrickC@aap.com.au (KenrickC@aap.com.au) wrote: > > >> Hi > >> > >> I make backups using a cron job and I set MAILTO="" > >> Can I configure cron to mail me > >> a) *only* when there were errors > >> b) email only STDERR (not STDOUT) > > Why not just remove the MAILTO line, and redirect > standard output from the backup to /dev/null. Presuming > the application only writes standard error when there > is an error, this should work, no? Yes. This is the proper approach. Unsetting MAILTO IMVAO is a Bad Thing®. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? Home of the brave http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ Land of the free Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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