[ale] Expect?

[Randy Ramsdell]

Lightner, Jeff wrote:
> Expect is a good tool if you're trying to automate things that interact
> with other things but don't have automatic logins setup via ssh/scp.
> I've used it for things like doing telnet to 10 fibre bridges we used to
> have and going through their menus to do reboots.   On those ssh wasn't
> an option and their was no way to script anything on the bridge itself.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
> Randy Ramsdell
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2011 2:27 PM
> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts
> Subject: Re: [ale] Expect?
> 

Actually, I was curios why use expect if he already had the other parts 
in place, then switch to expect to do the rest.