Re: php execution by email?
| From: | Bug Hunter | Date: | Sun, 25 Jun 2000 02:56:11 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: php execution by email? | ||
| References: | 1 | Groups: | php.general |
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if you use procmail on a unix system, you can run a program based on an
email. You can also direct an email with a particular subject to be
stored in a file in a directory. If you softlink that directory to one
underneath where a cron job runs a PHP script (requiring PHP to be
compiled as an executable, a cgi-bin type of program), it can see the
file, read it, and send the email.
bug
On Sat, 24 Jun 2000, Chris Sano wrote:
>
> Does anyone know if it is possible to execute an PHP program with an email?
>
> For example, if I wanted to create a mail list manager and wanted it to send
> a mass email to all members on the list, could I send an email from Outlook
> to a specified URL and have it trigger the mass email?
>
> Has anyone done anything similar to tihs in the past?
>