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From: gregg@cbnewsc.ATT.COM (gregg.g.wonderly)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Checking for new mail (and killing bkgnd process on logout?)
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Date: 31 Aug 89 17:24:45 GMT
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In article <128@isgtec.UUCP>, bmw@isgtec.UUCP (Bruce Walker) writes:
> You are supposed to start it like this (usually from .login):
 
> 	$ checkmail&
 
> 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?

Yes, just do

	sh -c 'checkmail &'

This will start the process as a subprocess of sh(1) with the process
group left intact.  Last I knew, the bourne shell had not been infected
with this bug.  I say bug because it really is.  The process should get
SIGHUP unless I 'nohup' it myself.

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