Kevin Mark wrote:
That probably would be cleaner. But not only can I not cron; I can't script either. So until I can sit down and figure out how to write such a script, I'll be content with the huge arguments in a cron file that I've been given. But I definitely like the idea of a script. Thanks for the tip!<snip>How about<min> <hour> 5-11 * 5 echo "Just a reminder that the KCARC meeting will be this" `date -d 'now + 2 days' '+%A, %d %B'` "at 7pm, at the Abilene Public Library, 2nd floor. See you there!" | mail -s "Reminder: Club Meeting" kcarc@yahoogroups.com?<snip> While it is neat to write huge arguments in a cron file, would it not be good idea to put it in a text file? min hr 5-11 * 5 sendmynotice.pl -Kev
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