Re: need for open-minded help with popularity-contest with systemd timer

Simon McVittie <[email protected]> writes:

> On Sun, 26 Jul 2026 at 09:52:37 +0100, Richard Lewis wrote:
>>Simon Richter <[email protected]> writes:
>>> Can we create a systemd service that sends a mail, and has its own
>>> lifetime and permissions?
>>
>>I think all you need is:
>>
>>1. a command that takes mail as input, and then passes it to the server
>>(this command is run in the caller's cgroup - it will block only until
>>the "passes off" part is done, and maybe some basic syntax checking -
>>then it can exit)
>>
>>2. a server that waits for input, and then calls mail(1) to deliver
>>it. (I think as long as the server is in a separate systemd .service
>>this will all work, as whatever processes the local mta start wont be
>>killed if the .service is persistent.)
>
> Thinking outside this particular box in the spirit of open-mindedness,
> is there a reason why popcon needs to submit data via email?


dont tbink so - popcon already defaults to http and email is already an
opt-in. 

but there are a lot of other packages that want to email the admin from
a .service where there isnt an alternative (my fav is logcheck, but
there are many)