> Isn't the syntax to have cron run every five and not send email to anyone
> 
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> 5 * * * * <run program>
> 
> 
> Lance
> 



The above line would run the program once in an hour, 5 minutes after 
the excat hour. To have it run every 5 minutes you can use

    */5 * * * * <run program>

As for not sending mail to anyone I am not sure. An alternative might 
be:

    */5 * * * * <run program> > /dev/null 2 > /dev/null


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