Re: [Bug-ddrescue] Feature request: email notifications about the progress

[ST]

> I do not plan to implement in ddrescue any mail client code. Using the 
> unix toolbox philosophy I was thinking about someting like make ddrescue 
> execute
> 
>    system( "echo <message> | mailx -s <subject> address@hidden" );
> 
> and just provide the means to specify the email address and a pointer to 
> the configuration documentation of mailx (or whatever email client 
> used). BTW, the mailx command in my machine does not seem able to send 
> emails to the outside world.
> 
> 
> ST wrote:
> > PS: such hooks could be used also for other stuff - like backing up the
> > so far rescued image to an sftp-server (just in case)...
> 
> Working commands suitable for something like the system call above are 
> welcome. ;-)

Don't limit ddrescue to mailx or whatever else. What if one wants to get
notified in other ways? - sms/whatsapp/etc..
Just do something like:

system(" /whatever/user/provides ");
all you need to do inside ddrescue is to call this system("..."); on the
right place (depending on user's input)...

You might want to configure Postfix to deliver emails:
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-configure-postfix-as-a-send-only-smtp-server-on-ubuntu-14-04

Thank you!