M mail2mms.sh → mail2mms.sh

@@ -19,13 +19,6 @@ # smtp_password<the password to login to the smtp server>
 
 . ./.config
 
-if [ "$1" != -l ]; then
-
-  if ! pgrep offlineimap; then
-    offlineimap &
-  fi
-fi
-
 oldnew=0
 
 summary() {
@@ -45,25 +38,43 @@ done
 }
 
 while true; do
+
+  # Start offlineimap if it's not running and we are not on the mailserver
+  # Sometimes it can crash, so it's in the loop here instead of at startup
+  
+  if [ "$1" != -l ]; then
+    if ! pgrep offlineimap; then
+      offlineimap &
+    fi
+  fi
+
+  # Count the number of new mails
   newnew=$(ls -1 ${inbox}/new | wc -l)
-    if [ ${newnew} -gt ${oldnew} ]; then
-      if [ "$1" = -l ]; then
-        echo "$(summary)" \
-        | mail -r ${addr} \
-          -s "new mail [${newnew}]" \
-          ${phone}
-      else
-        echo "$(summary)" \
-        | mail -r ${addr} \
-          -s "new mail [${newnew}]" \
-          -S smtp=${smtp_server} \
-          -S smtp-use-starttls \
-          -S smtp-auth=login \
-          -S smtp-auth-user=${smtp_user} \
-          -S smtp-auth-password=${smtp_password} \
-          ${phone}
-      fi
+
+  # If the number of new mails has increased  
+  if [ ${newnew} -gt ${oldnew} ]; then
+
+    # If we are on the mailserver, just mail the alert out from here
+    if [ "$1" = "-l" ]; then
+      echo "$(summary)" \
+      | mail -r ${addr} \
+        -s "new mail [${newnew}]" \
+        ${phone}
+
+    # Otherwise, use the smtp configuration from the config file to send it
+    else
+      echo "$(summary)" \
+      | mail -r ${addr} \
+        -s "new mail [${newnew}]" \
+        -S smtp=${smtp_server} \
+        -S smtp-use-starttls \
+        -S smtp-auth=login \
+        -S smtp-auth-user=${smtp_user} \
+        -S smtp-auth-password=${smtp_password} \
+        ${phone}
     fi
+  fi
+
   oldnew=${newnew}
   sleep 2m
 done