Re: Health related - linux please help

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On 12/09/2018 04.16, Ferannia wrote:
> It's about an elderly gentleman who is quite active on internet, but he
> loves to click on every file and link he receives, yet he pay his bills
> online - hence the linux is installed on his PC.
> 
> He has a very weak heart.
> 
> I am looking for any linux mailer, or mailer's scripting trick, or other
> application which will initiate a mailer to send an alert message to
> couple of addresses if he doesn't respond to application's call within a
> given time frame.
> 
> Please, does it exist ? For ex. mailer's pop-up dialog which he'll have
> to hit and close within 10 hours after it shows up on his screen. If he
> doesn't hit OK button, an email message will be sent to couple of his
> relatives to check up on him.
> 
> Has anyone ever heard about such a mailer or other application ?

No, sorry.

No, the Linux flavour or desktop is not really relevant. Not yet: first
find a suitable app, then find out if it is available on said distro.

I can ask other people for you.

I could create some script to do it, but I don't know if I have the time.

I think this is called "dead man switch".

-- 
Cheers,
       Carlos E.R.

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Health related - linux please help Ferannia <ferannia@mouse-potato.com> - 2018-09-12 01:16 -0700
  Re: Health related - linux please help The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2018-09-12 11:53 +0100
    Re: Health related - linux please help Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2018-09-12 13:37 +0000
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                Re: Health related - linux please help "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-09-14 16:37 -0400
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