From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Apr 1 22:45:43 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2846616A4CE for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2005 22:45:43 +0000 (GMT) Received: from engraver.valleygate.net (12-240-1-161.client.mchsi.com [12.240.1.161]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 65E7C43D31 for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2005 22:45:42 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wizlayer@gmail.com) Received: from wizard.valleygate.net (wizard.valleygate.net [10.51.10.3]) j31Mje54046387 for ; Fri, 1 Apr 2005 17:45:41 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from wizlayer@gmail.com) From: wizlayer To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 17:45:39 -0500 User-Agent: KMail/1.7.2 References: <424CFF52.10901@locolomo.org> In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200504011745.40090.wizlayer@gmail.com> Subject: Re: sendmail X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: wizlayer@gmail.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 01 Apr 2005 22:45:43 -0000 On Friday 01 April 2005 04:42 pm, Gert Cuykens wrote: > On Apr 1, 2005 9:59 AM, Erik N=F8rgaard =20 wrote: > > Gert Cuykens wrote: > > >>Just how big is this movie and are you sure his > > >> ISP's/private mail server would even accept it? > > > > > > Its 5.5mb and my gmail doesnt want to sent it :( > > > > > > So how do you do that with the sendmail command ? > > > > As everyone else notes, this is not a job for e-mailing. Even > > if you want to e-mail the file, it is not a job for sendmail. > > When you send attachments they are typically base64 encoded, > > this explodes the file from 5.5MB to about 8MB. > > > > You can cut it up in two ways: Use transcode to make shorter > > clips and send separately or convert the file to base64, then > > cut it up manually and ask your friend to concateneate the > > attachments and deconvert from base64. > > > > The second option is the low tech - transcode is not designed > > to be user friendly. > > > > But, as everyone suggest: Setup anon ftp, an apache > > webserver, or give ssh access - all of these are faster, > > simpler and better. This is posible if you are not NAT'ed and > > have a reasonably fixed ip. > > > > Erik > > well i can setup a ftp but then i have to leave my pc on all > the time , people need to sleep you know and i cant sleep whith > PRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR in the background. irc wasnt > made to sent files either and look at it now , its more popular > then ftp :) > > So how do i get a movie in my friends mailbox using sentmail ? > I was thinking in de lines of sendmail -t blabla@blabla.bla -a > movie.mpeg -m hello.txt -s hello ? Just use the mail command. (the man page for mail is smaller) Why don't you just use your favorite mua to send it? =A0What about=20 using something like icq, ymessenger, etc? As far as the RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR in the background... =A0I sleep=20 well with it (in fact, if the three boxes in my room were to stop=20 RRRRRRRRRRRing I would most likely wake up). =A0:) WizLayer "Now I lay me down to sleep. I trust the Puff my LAN to keep. Crackers come as whackers may, But I'll have logs to make them pay." =2D- =A0Er... =A0Um... =A0Unanimous!!! =A0:))