run process in startup

[Claude Jones]

On Tue May 31 2005 8:44 am, Matthew Miller wrote:
> On Tue, May 31, 2005 at 07:41:58AM -0500, Steven Stern wrote:
> > crontab -e
> > add at the end
> > @reboot /usr/local/bin/noip2
>
>   ^^^^^^
>
> Woah, cool. I never knew that -- very useful.
>

But what's the difference between doing it this way and adding the command to 
rc.local? Is it just a matter of different paths to the same end, or are 
there differences in the implementation?

-- 
Claude Jones
Bluemont, VA, USA