Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 10:14:43 +1100 From: "Murray Taylor" <MTaylor@bytecraft.com.au> To: <freebsd@henriklidstrom.se>, <ashley.moran@codeweavers.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Send emails with attachments from command line Message-ID: <04E232FDCD9FBE43857F7066CAD3C0F105438B@svmailmel.bytecraft.internal>
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=20 > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org=20 > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] On Behalf Of=20 > freebsd@henriklidstrom.se > Sent: Friday, December 09, 2005 2:23 AM > To: ashley.moran@codeweavers.net > Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > Subject: SV: Send emails with attachments from command line >=20 > > -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > > Fr=E5n: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > [mailto:owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org] F=F6r Ashley Moran > > Skickat: den 8 december 2005 16:05 > > Till: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > =C4mne: Re: Send emails with attachments from command line > > > > On Thursday 08 December 2005 13:35, Igor Robul wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 12:16:34PM +0000, Ashley Moran wrote: > > > > Does anyone know how to send emails with attachments=20 > from the > > > > command line? I've replaced sendmail with ssmtp and I can send plain > > > > messages with mail, but I don't know how to go about preparing > > MIME > > encoded emails. Any pointers? > > > > > > Look at > > > mail/metamail > > > > > > also "mutt" can send mail with attachments in batch mode. > > > > > > Thanks > > > > Metamail needs X11 which I don't want on the server, so=20 > I've gone with mutt. >=20 > I sometimes use: > #uuencode filetosend.ext filetosend.ext | mail -s "File"=20 > user@domain.tld >=20 > But not sure if thats correct. >=20 > /Henrik >=20 I send all sorts of reports automagically with cat filename | uuencode filename | mail -s filename user@example.com where filename can be a shell variable etc FWIW some of the reports are perl generated Excel spreadsheets and they travel just fine to the M$ challenged. mjt --------------------------------------------------------------- The information transmitted in this e-mail is for the exclusive use of the intended addressee and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, re-transmission, dissemination or other use of it, or the taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons and/or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. If you received this in error, please inform the sender and/or addressee immediately and delete the material.=20 E-mails may not be secure, may contain computer viruses and may be corrupted in transmission. Please carefully check this e-mail (and any attachment) accordingly. No warranties are given and no liability is accepted for any loss or damage caused by such matters. --------------------------------------------------------------- ***This Email has been scanned for Viruses by MailMarshal.***
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