how can I use BCC option in bash mail

pan64 · 01-10-2020, 01:12 AM

long time ago the body contained lines like this:

Code:

FROM=
BCC=
REPLYTO=
real body

also some mail clients understand the environment variables FROM REPLYTO and probably BCC too (probably using a different name).

scasey · 01-10-2020, 11:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aristosv

sorry that was a typo

it was actually a ~. The message is still the same. mailx: unrecognized option '-S'

If -S is an invalid option, remove it...stop trying to use it.
I'm suggesting:

Code:

echo -e "body" | mail smtp=localhost -s "Test subject 1"  ~b bccuser@gmail.com user@gmail.com

Nyrine · 12-02-2020, 04:53 AM

I had the same problem and found a solution:

Code:

mail -s "Test Subject" user@gmail.com -aBcc:bccuser@gmail.com <<< "Mail content"

Tested under:
Ubuntu 18.04.4
mail (GNU Mailutils) 3.4

Greetings Nyrine