Re: command line smtp mailer

[R. G. Newbury]

From: ToddAndMargo
> Anyone have a favorite command line outbound (smtp)
> email program that is easy to use?
>
> I'd like to be able to put everything on the command
> line and not have configuration files to deal with.
>
> I have looked at mailx (snail) and msmtp, but
> am a bit overwhelmed by them

I use sendEmail, as follows:

sendEmail -f ToddAndMargo@gozo -t "${address of recipient}" -u 
"${subject}" -m "${message}" -a "${attachment-filename}" -s 
smtp.zoho.com:587 -xu [e-mail] -xp [internal password of 
the sender's account]

-f from email address
-t to email address>
> Many thanks,
> -T

-u subject
-m message
-a added attachment, if any
-s sender smtp account port
-xu sender's email account at zoho.com
-xp password

Easily scripted and can send multiple emails individually when fed from 
a list file (...while read line...). All entries are scriptable, so 
different recipients can receive different subject,message and 
attachments as desired

R. Geoffrey Newbury

command line smtp mailer

[ToddAndMargo]

On 3/24/25 10:29 AM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> From: ToddAndMargo
> > Anyone have a favorite command line outbound (smtp)
> > email program that is easy to use?
> >
> > I'd like to be able to put everything on the command
> > line and not have configuration files to deal with.
> >
> > I have looked at mailx (snail) and msmtp, but
> > am a bit overwhelmed by them
>
> I use sendEmail, as follows:
>
> sendEmail -f ToddAndMargo@gozo -t "${address of recipient}" -u 
> "${subject}" -m "${message}" -a "${attachment-filename}" -s 
> smtp.zoho.com:587 -xu [e-mail] -xp [internal password of 
> the sender's account]
>
> -f from email address
> -t to email address>
> > Many thanks,
> > -T
>
> -u subject
> -m message
> -a added attachment, if any
> -s sender smtp account port
> -xu sender's email account at zoho.com
> -xp password
>
> Easily scripted and can send multiple emails individually when fed from 
> a list file (...while read line...). All entries are scriptable, so 
> different recipients can receive different subject,message and 
> attachments as desired
>
> R. Geoffrey Newbury

Thank you!

command line smtp mailer

[ToddAndMargo]

On 3/24/25 10:29 AM, R. G. Newbury wrote:
> From: ToddAndMargo
> > Anyone have a favorite command line outbound (smtp)
> > email program that is easy to use?
> >
> > I'd like to be able to put everything on the command
> > line and not have configuration files to deal with.
> >
> > I have looked at mailx (snail) and msmtp, but
> > am a bit overwhelmed by them
>
> I use sendEmail, as follows:
>
> sendEmail -f ToddAndMargo@gozo -t "${address of recipient}" -u 
> "${subject}" -m "${message}" -a "${attachment-filename}" -s 
> smtp.zoho.com:587 -xu [e-mail] -xp [internal password of 
> the sender's account]
>
> -f from email address
> -t to email address>
> -u subject
> -m message
> -a added attachment, if any
> -s sender smtp account port
> -xu sender's email account at zoho.com
> -xp password
>
> Easily scripted and can send multiple emails individually when fed from 
> a list file (...while read line...). All entries are scriptable, so 
> different recipients can receive different subject,message and 
> attachments as desired
>
> R. Geoffrey Newbury

This is what I wound up using:

smtp="-S smtp=$1 -S smtp-use-starttls -S smtp-auth=login -S 
smtp-auth-user=[e-mail] -S smtp-auth-password=yyyyy -S 
ssl-verify=ignore"

echo -e $msg | /usr/bin/mailx $smtp -s $IAm" Disk Status" -r $From  $To

I am confused to your use of
     -xp
in place of
     -S smtp-auth-password=yyyyy

and
     -xu
in place of
     -S smtp-auth-user=[e-mail]