NAME

spmdisp - generate messages


SYNOPSIS

spmdisp options


DESCRIPTION

Spmdisp generates messages as required by spshed(8) in response to the mail or write completion or attention options of spr(1) and equivalents.

By default, it uses the system basic mailer to dispose of mail options, spwrite(8) to send messages to users' terminals and dosspwrite(8) to send messages to Windows PCs.

The messages are generated by spmdisp from the system message file, which by default is int-config.

The program to be used in each case may be overridden by assignments to the environment variables MAILER, WRITER and DOSWRITER, most conveniently in the master configuration file /etc/gnuspool.conf. The program (or shell script) to be run in each case should take data on standard input and the relevant user name as the first argument, and will run under the identity spooler.

These variables may also be set on a per-user basis by assignment in a .gnuspool file located in a user's home directory. The user may also specify an alternative message file by assignment to the variable SYSMESG. These programs or scripts will be run under the identity of the user, typically the owner of the job to be run.

The interface (options etc) are internal to GNUspool and are not documented here.


FILES

int-config message file

~/.gnuspool user's home directory


ENVIRONMENT

DOSWRITER

alternative write to PC program or script.

MAILER

alternative mail results program or script.

WRITER

alternative write results program or script.

SPHELPDIR

alternative location for help file directory.

SYSMESG

alternative message file location (relative to user's home directory if need be).


SEE ALSO

dosspwrite(8), spshed(8), spwrite(8).


AUTHOR

John M Collins, Xi Software Ltd.