Hi Milan,

> -----Original Message-----
> Everything you wrote can be (and is) done via cron and
> appropriate utilities.

Agreed, but that doesn't help when my database is on a web server in a
datacenter and I can't get access to schedule cron jobs and my ISP does not
support cron jobs. The other downside is, if I move the database to another
server I have to remember to move cron jobs and other stuff as well. Where
as if FB supports it natively I just move the database.

> At least on Linux. Linux admins use cron, sendmail, and many other

utilities for such tasks.

Its one of the reasons I wrote FBMail, which I know could easily be modified
and become FIST, but once again it's a constant dependency on 3rd party
utils/tools.

In the short term I know I will end up writing a FIST type app as I need the
functionality ASAP for a new project. I can also appreciate that in the
short/medium term there isn't a hope in hell to get it into FB as there are
far more important features planned. But long term, I live in hope :-)

Rgds

Si