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  31. <div id="mw-content-text" lang="en" dir="ltr" class="mw-content-ltr"><p>A cron job is used on servers to run a list of commands of your choice at times you specify.
  32. A very good link explaining cron jobs is here: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.unixgeeks.org/security/newbie/unix/cron-1.html">http://www.unixgeeks.org/security/newbie/unix/cron-1.html</a>
  33. </p><p>Firstly, to edit the cron job, you should log onto your server, using a program like: putty.
  34. You can download putty here: <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/">http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/</a>
  35. </p><p>Next, at the server prompt type: crontab -e
  36. this will load your crontab file.
  37. </p><p><br />
  38. Next add this line:
  39. 0,10 * * * * php -f <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://yourserver.com/moodle/mod/freemail/check_mail.php">http://yourserver.com/moodle/mod/freemail/check_mail.php</a>
  40. This will instruct Postcard Blogger (Freemail) to check mail 10 minutes.
  41. </p><p>More examples are here:
  42. <a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="http://www.kalab.com/freeware/cron/cron.htm">http://www.kalab.com/freeware/cron/cron.htm</a>
  43. </p><p>Next press control-x, to save, and Y for Yes
  44. </p><p>Now your checkmail.php script will automatically run and parse SL Postcards into your moodle system!
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