[SOLVED] send mail with mutt

kususe · 11-19-2011, 11:33 AM

I tried to send mail and attachments with mutt, using bash with this syntax:

Code:

mutt -s "file" xxx.yyy@gmail.com -a /home/boss/Scrivania/smtp.java

A new screen opens where I can insert strings using a nano like interface, saving the file in /temp folder, reaching a new screen where, on the top, to send email I've to press "y". No error returning but mail is not delivered on my mailbox.

I'm not configured any mutt conf file (I think the problem is that, I've not indicated any SMTP server for my provider).

Suggests?

Thanks in advance.

Jenni · 11-19-2011, 11:55 AM

To send mail with mutt, you need to set up your SMTP server or client, I personally use msmtp, so in my .muttrc I have the line:

Code:

set sendmail="/usr/bin/msmtp"

and I had to make a .msmtprc file in my home directory

How, exactly, do you get any use at all out of mutt without a config file, though?

by the way, you may want to check here: http://wiki.mutt.org/?MuttWiki

kususe · 11-19-2011, 12:14 PM

So the problem is that I've no file called ".muttrc" neither in my home_dir nor in root one.
I installed msmtp-mta (using apt-get) but any msmtp config file is created.
I tried again to send a message, but now mutt returns me a different error:

Code:

sendmail: account default not found: no configuration file available

Thanks

Jenni · 11-19-2011, 12:20 PM

Here, this should help you with the config files, it's a how-to for setting mutt up with gmail, but you could adapt it for other clients too with a bit of time on the mutt wiki.

http://www.andrews-corner.org/mutt.html

kususe · 11-20-2011, 07:00 AM

I solved the problem.
I installed what you've said me.
Reading the man of mstmp, at the bottom there's an example of configuration file that I modified in according to my needs.
It simply works, except for the fact the sender is "root@debian" instead of my address.
But there's no problem because just reading well man needs.
Thank you for your interest.