mailnotify
is called by a background process at regular intervals. The script sends an automated email to subscribed users if topics were changed in a web since the script was last run.
%NOTIFYTOPIC%
* Main.FredBloggs * Main.FredBloggs - secondary@home.com * Main.EngineeringGroupThe first entry is the default form, the notification gets sent to the e-mail address specified in the user's home page. The second entry lists an alternative e-mail address. The third entry specifies a group, the notification gets sent to each member of the group. You can also use
%MAINWEB%
instead of Main
, but this is not necessary even if you have renamed the main web by configuring $mainWebname
in TWiki.cfg
.
Net::SMTP
module if it is installed on your system. Set this with the SMTPMAILHOST
variable in TWikiPreferences.
The notify e-mail uses the default changes.tmpl
template, or a skin if activated in the TWikiPreferences.
mailnotify also relies on two hidden files in each TWiki/data/[web]
directory: .changes
and .mailnotify.
Make sure both are writable by your web server process. .changes
contains a list of changes; go ahead and make this empty. .mailnotify
contains a timestamp of the last time notification was done.
You can use an external mail program, like sendmail
, if the Net::SMTP
module is not installed. Set the program path in $mailProgram
in TWiki.cfg
.
SMTPMAILHOST
in TWikiPreferences to an empty value.
SMTPSENDERHOST
variable to define the mail sender host (some SMTP installations require this).
cron
table so that mailnotify
is called in an interval of your choice. Please consult man crontab
of how to modify the table that schedules program execution at certain intervals. Example:
% crontab -e 15,45 * * * * (cd ~twiki/public_html/bin; ./mailnotify -q)The above line will call mailnotify at 15 minutes and 45 minutes past every hour. The
-q
switch suppresses all normal output.
For ISP installations: Many ISPs don't allow hosted accounts direct cron access, as it's often used for things that can heavily load the server. Workaround scripts are available.
On Windows NT/2000: You can use a scheduled task if you have administrative privileges.
Note: AT on an NT machine is pretty limited.
Microsoft lists several third-party
replacements
(as of 2001-11-20, none of them free).
%STATISTICSTOPIC%
$doLogTopicView, $doLogTopicSave and $doLogTopicUpload
in TWiki.cfg
are set. This will generate log entries in file twiki/data/log<date>.txt
.
twiki/bin/statistics
script from a cron job, once a day is recommended. This will update the WebStatistics topics in all webs.
nobody
on most systems. Example crontab entry: 0 0 * * * (cd /path/to/TWiki/bin; ./statistics >/dev/null 2>&1)
nobody
: Run the utility twiki/bin/geturl
in your cron job and specify the URL of the twiki/bin/statistics
script as a parameter. Example: 0 0 * * * (cd /path/to/TWiki/bin; ./geturl mydomain.com /urlpath/to/TWiki/bin/statistics >/dev/null 2>&1)
twiki/bin/statistics
script can also be executed as a CGI script, just enter the URL in your browser. Examples:
http://mydomain.com/twiki/bin/statistics
http://mydomain.com/twiki/bin/statistics/Main
http://mydomain.com/twiki/bin/statistics/Main?logdate=200001
SEARCH
. The number of topics listed by the limit
parameter.:
%SEARCH{".*" web="TWiki" regex="on" nosearch="on" order="modified"
reverse="on" limit="50"}%
SEARCH
:
-- MikeMannix - 01 Dec 2001%SEARCH{"\.*" scope="topic" regex="on" nosearch="on"}%
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