You should be able to make is part of the BEGIN { } part of the perl
script - just run an external program from the perl script ...
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Peter Galbavy
Knowtion Ltd.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Malik Baichi" <malik.baichi@???>
To: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 8:22 AM
Subject: Re: [Exim] PERL
> Hi,
>
> Thansk for your answer. However concerning the following point:
>
> > > 2) Also, is it possible to launch a PERL script only when the EXIM
is
> > > launched (at startup) ?
>
>
> >In the first section of your Exim configuration:
> >perl_startup = do '/path/to/scriptname'
> >perl_at_start
>
>
> I understand that what the above lines do is launch the interpreter
when the
> daemon is launched. But really what I want to do is not only launch
the
> interpreter at startup, but also a program, a sort of initialisation
program
> which is run ONCE AND ONLY ONCE. Also, I would like this program to
set
> variables and remember their content throughout the lifetime of the
daemon.
>
> Thanks for your help
>
>
>
>
> On 2001-07-16 at 17:36 +0200, Malik Baichi gifted us with:
> > 1) I would like to know whether it is possible to use EXIM's
variable
> >(eg to get the body, recipients, etc.) from a PERL script.
>
> my $headers = Exim::expand_string('$message_headers');
>
> > 2) Also, is it possible to launch a PERL script only when the EXIM
is
> > launched (at startup) ?
>
> In the first section of your Exim configuration:
> perl_startup = do '/path/to/scriptname'
> perl_at_start
>
>
> You really really want to read Chapter 10, "Embedded Perl", of the
Exim
> Specification. It's doc/spec.txt within the Exim distribution, or
it's
> available online at <http://www.exim.org/>, or in various formats
from
> the FTP site.
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> will have the truth" - NMRC (on attempts to prohibit security
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