[lug] expect, autoexpect...

[bill ehlert]

**  for those who have no idea what
    an "expect file" is, would you
    please post a few clear words about

    --  its purpose

    --  how it accomplishes the purpose

    --  its inner workings


                  thanks !

--- Andrew Reberry <Andrew.Reberry at colorado.edu>
wrote:
> I am writing an expect file to post my current
> IP address on a webpage so I can telnet to my
> machine when my IP changes.  I am having 2
> small problems though:
> 
> 1) Whenever I type 'exit' to exit from ftp,
> telnet or anything else, expect thinks I'm
> telling it to exit.  Anyone know a way around
> this?  All works fine until I run the expect
> script, then when the script gets to the 'exit'
> point expect stops running completely.    I
> don't want to kill my ftp connection with a
> CTRL-Z because that will hang my web host for a
> few minutes on me, wont it?
> 
> 2) How can I set my expect file to run every
> half hour or so?
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Andrew Reberry
> 


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