Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2005 23:42:40 +0200 From: Gert Cuykens <gert.cuykens@gmail.com> To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Erik_N=F8rgaard?= <norgaard@locolomo.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sendmail Message-ID: <ef60af0905040113424be6c8c6@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <424CFF52.10901@locolomo.org> References: <ef60af0905033116475d6eff5@mail.gmail.com> <200503312003.10392.wizlayer@gmail.com> <ef60af09050331171747857ec2@mail.gmail.com> <424CFF52.10901@locolomo.org>
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On Apr 1, 2005 9:59 AM, Erik N=F8rgaard <norgaard@locolomo.org> 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 ? >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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. >=20 > The second option is the low tech - transcode is not designed to be user > friendly. >=20 > 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. >=20 > 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 ?
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