Help with shell scripts

[theclave]

Can anyone help me with writing scripts to do the following?:

1. I regularly telnet into a UNIX system, and read my mail by cd'ing to my inbox and doing cat <filename> for each message. What I want is a script that will display just the text starting 'From:' to avoid all the various crap that comes first.

2. I'm setting up a home network, and I send messages to other users by doing the following:
i. finger <user> - look at which port they are on.
ii. cat>/dev/pts/<port>
Is there a way of automating this?

Your help appreciated, thanks in advance.

[Optimist]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by theclave:
[QB]Can anyone help me with writing scripts to do the following?:

1. I regularly telnet into a UNIX system, and read my mail by cd'ing to my inbox and doing cat <filename> for each message. What I want is a script that will display just the text starting 'From:' to avoid all the various crap that comes first.

Any reason why you don't use PINE ?

Opt.

[goon12]

instead of doing all that to get a message why dont you try using the "write" command? "write <theusersname>" , type the message and then ctrl-d to send it.

Maybe not what your looking for....

[theclave]

pine - well, I don't like it much. :)

write - ok, wasn't aware of that, I'll give it a go.