How to send email using bash?

mesh2005 · 03-02-2007, 05:16 PM

I tried mail -s 'subject' email , but I didn't receive anything! I tried sendmail and I didn't receive anything too! Please help

macemoneta · 03-02-2007, 05:22 PM

If you don't have sendmail configured, the mail/sendmail program won't work. You can use sendEmail, which doesn't require a sendmail configuration.

bigearsbilly · 03-03-2007, 09:19 AM

mailx -s subject user < file

matthewg42 · 03-03-2007, 09:21 AM

Code:

echo "This is the message body." | mailx -s "the subject" email@address.bob

firstfire · 03-03-2007, 09:48 AM

Hello!
A couple of months ago I and my friend have written a BASH script which allows to send email: http://tiocu.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/tiocu/email/. It depends on base64-encode, base64-decode, telnet utilities.

The reason was configuring complexity of existing programs, though the task is very simple -- just send email (with attachments).

Hope, this is useful!