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From: corbet@mead.uucp (Jonathan Corbet)
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Subject: Re: Checking for new mail (and killing bkgnd process on logout?)
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Date: 1 Sep 89 20:56:46 GMT
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bmw@isgtec.UUCP (Bruce Walker):

>However, if you do this on a Sun (f'rinstance), the process
>disconnects from your tty and continues running (inherited by root).
>You end up with dozens of the little buggers.
>
>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?

How about if you add a line like:

	signal (SIGHUP, SIG_DFL);

toward the beginning of your main program?  That will cause the program
to die when the parent process does...


Jonathan Corbet
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Field Observing Facility
corbet@stout.ucar.edu