Loading README.rst +55 −18 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -10,21 +10,53 @@ Once upon a time, a computer reboot. Again. And again. And again. Whereas a lot of computers reboot and we don't care, few should not reboot without notifying someone. *MAILBOOT* is a small program (and systemd service unit) used to send an email **MAILBOOT** is a small program (and systemd service unit) used to send an email when a computer boot (or reboot), providing useful informations and setupable in less than 1min. FAQ === Why do not use cron? -------------------- I started with a cron line. But after workarounded the basic missing feature of customizing the mail subject in my cron daemon (fcron) in using mail command, I was borred by being able to send interesting information in one sh line. So I decided to find another solution. So I decided to find another solution. Here we are. What you cannot do with mailboot? ----------------------------------- The coffee. HOW TO USE IT ============= To print the mail:: $ mailboot -p To send the mail:: $ mailboot -s To send the mail at reboot:: $ systemctl enable mailboot.service .. caution:: **A working mail forwarder is expected on your system. The sendmail command must be functionnal!** DEPENDENCIES ============ - Bash [#]_ - Systemd [#]_ How to install? INSTALL ======= Using autotools --------------- :: Loading @@ -33,36 +65,40 @@ How to install? $ make install $ /usr/local/bin/mailboot What you cannot do with mailboot? ----------------------------------- The coffee. Using Archlinux packages ------------------------ An Archlinux package is provided with the source tree and you can create your package with the following commands: :: DEPENDENCIES ============ $ ./autogen.sh $ ./configure $ make $ makepkg $ pacman -U mailboot-*-1-any.pkg.tar.xz - Bash [#]_ - Systemd [#]_ You can find the last version of mailboot into AUR [#]_. RELEASES ======== You can download *MAILBOOT* release tarballs on my ftp: [#]_. You can download **MAILBOOT** release tarballs on my ftp: [#]_. SOURCES ======= *MAILBOOT* sources are available on github [#]_. **MAILBOOT** sources are available on github [#]_. LICENSE ======= *MAILBOOT* is licensied under the term of GPL v2 [#]_. **MAILBOOT** is licensied under the term of GPL v2 [#]_. AUTHOR ====== *MAILBOOT* was started by Sébastien Luttringer in July 2013. **MAILBOOT** was started by Sébastien Luttringer in July 2013. LINKS Loading @@ -70,5 +106,6 @@ LINKS .. [#] http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/ .. [#] http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ .. [#] http://ftp.seblu.net/softs/mailboot/ .. [#] https://github.com/seblu/rebootmail/ .. [#] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mailboot/ .. [#] https://github.com/seblu/mailboot/ .. [#] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Loading
README.rst +55 −18 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -10,21 +10,53 @@ Once upon a time, a computer reboot. Again. And again. And again. Whereas a lot of computers reboot and we don't care, few should not reboot without notifying someone. *MAILBOOT* is a small program (and systemd service unit) used to send an email **MAILBOOT** is a small program (and systemd service unit) used to send an email when a computer boot (or reboot), providing useful informations and setupable in less than 1min. FAQ === Why do not use cron? -------------------- I started with a cron line. But after workarounded the basic missing feature of customizing the mail subject in my cron daemon (fcron) in using mail command, I was borred by being able to send interesting information in one sh line. So I decided to find another solution. So I decided to find another solution. Here we are. What you cannot do with mailboot? ----------------------------------- The coffee. HOW TO USE IT ============= To print the mail:: $ mailboot -p To send the mail:: $ mailboot -s To send the mail at reboot:: $ systemctl enable mailboot.service .. caution:: **A working mail forwarder is expected on your system. The sendmail command must be functionnal!** DEPENDENCIES ============ - Bash [#]_ - Systemd [#]_ How to install? INSTALL ======= Using autotools --------------- :: Loading @@ -33,36 +65,40 @@ How to install? $ make install $ /usr/local/bin/mailboot What you cannot do with mailboot? ----------------------------------- The coffee. Using Archlinux packages ------------------------ An Archlinux package is provided with the source tree and you can create your package with the following commands: :: DEPENDENCIES ============ $ ./autogen.sh $ ./configure $ make $ makepkg $ pacman -U mailboot-*-1-any.pkg.tar.xz - Bash [#]_ - Systemd [#]_ You can find the last version of mailboot into AUR [#]_. RELEASES ======== You can download *MAILBOOT* release tarballs on my ftp: [#]_. You can download **MAILBOOT** release tarballs on my ftp: [#]_. SOURCES ======= *MAILBOOT* sources are available on github [#]_. **MAILBOOT** sources are available on github [#]_. LICENSE ======= *MAILBOOT* is licensied under the term of GPL v2 [#]_. **MAILBOOT** is licensied under the term of GPL v2 [#]_. AUTHOR ====== *MAILBOOT* was started by Sébastien Luttringer in July 2013. **MAILBOOT** was started by Sébastien Luttringer in July 2013. LINKS Loading @@ -70,5 +106,6 @@ LINKS .. [#] http://www.gnu.org/software/bash/ .. [#] http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/ .. [#] http://ftp.seblu.net/softs/mailboot/ .. [#] https://github.com/seblu/rebootmail/ .. [#] https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/mailboot/ .. [#] https://github.com/seblu/mailboot/ .. [#] http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
