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- From: valdis@black-ice.cc.vt.edu (Valdis Kletnieks)
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- Subject: Re: Processes writing to other processes (replacing the humans)
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- Date: 26 Jan 93 02:02:14 GMT
- References: <1jvmpiINN1al@armory.centerline.com>
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- In article <1jvmpiINN1al@armory.centerline.com> snikolov@sol.yorku.ca writes:
- > - A more trivial example would be creating a short routine which writes to
- > a { system("telnet some.host.here 25";} process using the SMTP
- > protocol, thus providing an alternative for the mail command.
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- This sounds like a job for 'expect' - available from fine archive
- servers everywhere.
-
- Truly one of the more useful tools of the trade.
-
- I'm told 'perl' can do similar things as well... (also available
- at sites all over the place)...
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- Valdis Kletnieks
- Computer Systems Engineer
- Virginia Tech
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