Re: dial up problem

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From: Chris Saunderson
Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 00:00

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Matthew Panetta <mattp@techno.net.au> writes:


> > The problem is that i received a huge bill from the national
> > telecommunications company, as i leave the modem online for 14 hours
> > per
> > day. I have to limit the online time. I want to connect to the
> > provider 2-3
> > times per day, and send/receive my emails then. Is there any way to do
> > it
> > automaticaly?
> 
> I supose you could use CRON to do something for you.


Yes, you could use cron, but it's probably not as granular as this guy
wants.


I'd have a look at diald, then do some tuning of sendmail/whatever
to lengthen the mail queue to accomodate your requirements.


Saundo

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