Subj : filter.pl
To   : Avon
From : Al
Date : Sun Apr 25 2021 01:05 am

Hello Avon,

 Av> Can someone point me to a basic example if this?

 Av> Trying to figure out how to add the PING function in.

 Av> PING docs say use it by

 Av> sub filter{
 Av>        if ( !defined( $area ) ) {
 Av>          ping_pong( $fromname, $fromaddr, $toname, $toaddr, $subject,
 Av> $text );
 Av>        }
 Av>       }

 Av> so do I just add that to the filter.pl file?

Yes, just for a look here is my filter.pl that I placed beside hpt and pingpong.pm in /usr/local/bin.


==== Begin: "filter.pl"  ====
  use pingpong;

  sub filter{
   if ( !defined( $area ) ) {
     ping_pong( $fromname, $fromaddr, $toname, $toaddr, $subject, $text );
   }
  }

  sub route{
     return route_to();
   }
==== End: "filter.pl" ====

 Av> I can see a filter.pl in the hpt repo so would I be best to copy that
 Av> in and enable it?

I have not, it is vastly to complex for me but it is full of goodies.

 Av> I'm trying to figure out how to enable something without turning on
 Av> stuff or opening stuff up that I don't realise what I am doing  /
 Av> risking issues.

You also need this is your main fido config file.

hptperlfile /usr/local/bin/filter.pl

At this point your hpt will look for messages to ping when you run hpt toss and reply to them.

 Ttyl :-),
         Al

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