Mail client ideas, thinking outside the box

[Warren Morgan]

(16th Mar, 2014 11:42 AM)mk01 Wrote:  using email as trigger would work, but is too much to configure/maintain/run for only trigger delivery. most SS or CAMs provide also simpler ways. as for instance simple http query to run, or put custom file on to shared storage. or just to ping -> touch remote ip and port combination!
recheck the SS/Cam and report back.
(finally a "fresh" and "distinct" requirement )

Thanks MK.
SS on the Synology NAS has limited notification methods. Email (could be to a local email server within the NAS itself), SMS (using services like clickatel) and finally push (but thats limited too);
Mobile device (using the linked Synology app), MSN or Skype.

Nice to be trying something new, although I have seen some related solutions using full home-automation which I am not (yet) looking to stretch to.

(16th Mar, 2014 11:42 AM)mk01 Wrote:  and to your aplay vs mpg123 problem.
"ffmpeg" tool can be used for pipe - pipe transcoding online. so you can pipe mp3 via ffmpeg to aplay

like this:

Code:

root@xbcubox:/dev/snd# cat /usr/local/share/xbmc/addons/skin.confluence/sounds/cursor.wav | aplay -L
null
    Discard all samples (playback) or generate zero samples (capture)
sysdefault:CARD=imxspdif
    imx-spdif,
    Default Audio Device
sysdefault:CARD=imxhdmisoc
    imx-hdmi-soc,
    Default Audio Device
root@xbcubox:/dev/snd# cat /usr/local/share/xbmc/addons/skin.confluence/sounds/cursor.wav | aplay -Dsysdefault:imxhdmisoc
Playing WAVE 'stdin' : Unsigned 8 bit, Rate 22050 Hz, Stereo

what you do is just put ffmpeg between "cat file.mp3 and aplay". done. with no effort.
mk

Thanks again but you lost me with this. The answer sounds good but not sure where/how that code is used or applied. Simple things are sometimes hard for me to 'get' but appreciate your effort.

Serious thanks for the above, not sure what the better or possible polling/pushing options are for notifying/triggering xmbc from the surveillance software that I have running though. Email seems to be the only technology-standard option to use easily.
As I type this I am now thinking of using something like pigdin to work with the MSN notifications (less polling than email) but difficult to auto-start/run perhaps.