Re: executing commands from pop/imap messages on local linux machine and then sending the results back to the requestor?

[John Haggerty <bouncyinc@gmail.com>]

In regards to the grunt program is it possible to modify the command line arguments to exclude the extra encryption upon request and extend this to gmail?

I do know that it looks good (like 99%) good for what I want that would be the thing.

I'm trying to look for something that will work from a mobile phone to execute the commands and with something on a j2me based platform that will exclude easy public key cryptography and the access to having a python interpreter on the mobile as well would be an issue.

I guess I'm looking for a way to take care of the read, off gmail, the receive based on unencrypted (ignored) input and then the return logging to the address (this could easily be ran from a cron job by the looks of it).

I'm close I can feel it.

On Thu, Aug 13, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Steve Kemp <skx@debian.org> wrote:

On Thu Aug 13, 2009 at 09:05:16 -0600, John Haggerty wrote:

>    I was wondering if there is any software package do run commands on the
>    linux machine and then send the results back to the requesting address?

   Take a look at 'grunt', as introduced here:

       http://www.debian-administration.org/article/Executing_commands_upon_remote_machines_via_secure_email

Steve
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