Using signals as a event driven framework

From: jose luis fernandez diaz (jose_luis_fdez_diaz_news_at_yahoo.es)
Date: 05/03/04 

Date: 3 May 2004 02:37:03 -0700

Hi,

I have a C program running in background in UNIX. From a shell script
I want to notify it some events. The easiest way to do it is through
signals, but it is not correct because signal are not a event drivent
framework. Can anyone give me other straightforward solution ?

Thanks,
Jose Luis.

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