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From: shap@bunker.UUCP (Joseph D. Shapiro)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.unix.xenix,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: Checking for new mail (and killing bkgnd process on logout?)
Message-ID: <7160@bunker.UUCP>
Date: 30 Aug 89 13:06:28 GMT
References: <105@csnz.co.nz> <1989Aug26.200813.15629@twwells.com> <64@calcite.UUCP> <128@isgtec.UUCP>
Reply-To: shap@clunker.UUCP (Joseph D. Shapiro)
Organization: ISC-Bunker Ramo, an Olivetti Company, Shelton, Ct
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In article <128@isgtec.UUCP> bmw@isgtec.UUCP (Bruce Walker) writes:
>My (slightly klugey) solution is to add a line to my .logout (csh):
>
>	/bin/kill -9 `ps x | awk '$5=="checkmail" {print $1}'`&
>
>Anyone know a better way?

when initiating it in .login:

	checkmail&
	echo $child > ~/kill.$$

in .logout:

	kill -9 ` cat ~/kill.$$ `
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