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Article #574Re: Checking for new mail (and killing bkgnd process on logout?)
From: Amos Shapir
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1989 14:44
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1989 14:44
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In article <128@isgtec.UUCP> bmw@isgtec.UUCP (Bruce Walker) writes:
>You end up with dozens of the little buggers.
>
>My (slightly klugey) solution is to add a line to my .logout (csh):
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> /bin/kill -9 `ps x | awk '$5=="checkmail" {print $1}'`&
>
>Anyone know a better way?
alias logout 'kill -1 0'
This works in most versions of csh.
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Amos Shapir amos@taux01.nsc.com or amos@nsc.nsc.com
National Semiconductor (Israel) P.O.B. 3007, Herzlia 46104, Israel
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!watmath!att!dptg!rutgers!apple!bridge2!csi!nsc!taux01!amos From: amos@taux01.UUCP (Amos Shapir) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.wizards Subject: Re: Checking for new mail (and killing bkgnd process on logout?) Message-ID: <2477@taux01.UUCP> Date: 30 Aug 89 14:44:59 GMT References: <105@csnz.co.nz> <1989Aug26.200813.15629@twwells.com> <64@calcite.UUCP> <128@isgtec.UUCP> Organization: National Semiconductor (IC) Ltd, Israel Home of the 32532 Lines: 18 Hdate: 29 Av 5749