Comments on: How to send email from the Linux command line http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/ Common questions, simple answers Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:28:55 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: hendro http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-19434 hendro Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:35:15 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-19434 i am sorry, i made a mistake, my question is: how to SEND mail using command line, sent through proxy. thanks i am sorry, i made a mistake, my question is:
how to SEND mail using command line, sent through proxy.

thanks

]]> By: hendro http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-19433 hendro Sun, 01 Nov 2009 03:34:11 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-19433 how to get mail using command line, sent through proxy. thanks how to get mail using command line, sent through proxy.

thanks

]]> By: John Britto.J http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-16438 John Britto.J Tue, 20 Oct 2009 10:06:23 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-16438 Friends I tried the procedure what is given for sending mail through command line. I was able to type subject , the message and even cc. But when I checked in my account there was no mail received like this. Friends I tried the procedure what is given for sending mail through command line.
I was able to type subject , the message and even cc. But when I checked in my account there was no mail received like this.

]]> By: Vasanth http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-14679 Vasanth Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:35:16 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-14679 Thank You. i exactly needed this. Thank you :-) Thank You. i exactly needed this.

Thank you :-)

]]> By: How to quickly add Contacts to your Address Book from Mail | TuxWire : The Linux Blog http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9891 How to quickly add Contacts to your Address Book from Mail | TuxWire : The Linux Blog Tue, 22 Sep 2009 14:19:54 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-9891 [...] How to send email from the Linux command line [...] [...] How to send email from the Linux command line [...]

]]> By: Sujith John http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9892 Sujith John Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:33:27 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-9892 An excellent tutorial !! Thanks Much An excellent tutorial !! Thanks Much

]]> By: martin http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9890 martin Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:50:17 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-9890 Thanks Michal. I'll check that out. Thanks Michal. I’ll check that out.

]]> By: Michal http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9888 Michal Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:54:30 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-9888 martin: have a look at <a href="http://www.logix.cz/michal/devel/smtp/" rel="nofollow">smtp-client.pl</a> - it is designed to run from a script or a cron job and send email through a specified server. For example: <code>smtp-client.pl --server smtp.gmail.com --from someone@gmail.com --to some@body.else --subject Blah --attach /path/to/a/picture.png</code> It can also authenticate with a Gmail username and password among other things. martin: have a look at smtp-client.pl – it is designed to run from a script or a cron job and send email through a specified server. For example:

smtp-client.pl --server smtp.gmail.com --from someone@gmail.com --to some@body.else --subject Blah --attach /path/to/a/picture.png

It can also authenticate with a Gmail username and password among other things.

]]> By: martin http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9889 martin Fri, 10 Jul 2009 18:51:32 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-9889 I'm looking for a program that will run from a script and will send mail via gmail smtp server. Any ideas? I’m looking for a program that will run from a script and will send mail via gmail smtp server. Any ideas?

]]> By: joviano http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9887 joviano Mon, 11 May 2009 10:05:16 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-9887 Basically have a test script, whose output comes by mail to me with the use of the command taken from this article: echo `my test script` | mail -s "Test Result" my_mail@mail.com the problem here is that when i do this.. it works correctly on the mailing front, however the mail that i then get ignores the line breaks in the output of the scripts. I really need the line breaks for readability of the output results.. any pointers on how i could achieve this ?? .. would really like some help here Basically have a test script, whose output comes by mail to me with the use of the command taken from this article:

echo `my test script` | mail -s “Test Result” my_mail@mail.com

the problem here is that when i do this.. it works correctly on the mailing front, however the mail that i then get ignores the line breaks in the output of the scripts. I really need the line breaks for readability of the output results..

any pointers on how i could achieve this ?? .. would really like some help here

]]> By: Jens Arnfelt http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9886 Jens Arnfelt Fri, 13 Mar 2009 09:52:42 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-9886 Hi You can actually send binary attachment via "mail" the following way : uuencode /etc/hosts /etc/hosts | mail -s "mail with binary attachment" me@mydomain.org BR Jens Arnfelt Hi

You can actually send binary attachment via “mail” the following way :

uuencode /etc/hosts /etc/hosts | mail -s “mail with binary attachment” me@mydomain.org

BR
Jens Arnfelt

]]> By: Ross McKillop http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9885 Ross McKillop Thu, 22 Jan 2009 08:47:30 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-9885 Matt - Thanks very much for catching that! I've made the correction. Cheers! Matt -

Thanks very much for catching that! I’ve made the correction. Cheers!

]]> By: Matt http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9884 Matt Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:24:40 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-9884 echo | mutt -a -s /tmp/backup.tar.gz “daily backup of data” calvin@cnh.com should be: echo | mutt -a /tmp/backup.tar.gz -s “daily backup of data” calvin@cnh.com echo | mutt -a -s /tmp/backup.tar.gz “daily backup of data” calvin@cnh.com

should be:

echo | mutt -a /tmp/backup.tar.gz -s “daily backup of data” calvin@cnh.com

]]> By: Michal http://www.simplehelp.net/2008/12/01/how-to-send-email-from-the-linux-command-line/comment-page-1/#comment-9883 Michal Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:20:21 +0000 http://www.simplehelp.net/?p=1763#comment-9883 You may want to have a look at <a href="http://www.logix.cz/michal/devel/smtp/" rel="nofollow">smtp-client.pl</a>. Check out the usage examples. I'd say it's the ultimate command line smtp client, but I'm a little biased ;-) You may want to have a look at smtp-client.pl. Check out the usage examples. I’d say it’s the ultimate command line smtp client, but I’m a little biased ;-)

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