I want to design a small system whereby a cron job will call my script,
which will test to ensure proper ops of the web server and
other various daemons. If there is a problem, I want it to page me.

The paging part is the problem. I need to hit a cgi script on
the ameritech web site, along with values for the form fields
that normally feed it. I have never messed with calling up
foreign web pages, etc. from within a script. Also, I would need
the script to pass through the firewall, using my userid and pass.

Can anyone show me how to hit a foreign URL, with values in the URL
of course, or tell me a better way? NOTE: The return response from the ameritech server
need not be parsed, I think.

What does this little button do . .<Click>; "USER HAS SIGNED OFF FOR THE DAY"

In reply to Hitting a web page by tame1

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