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Sending emails via command line (view source)
Revision as of 08:28, 21 September 2018
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This method is useful when sending short emails. As an example, lets send an email containing the message "'''Hello, JustTesting'''", from the hypothetical address '''[email protected]''' to '''[email protected]''' using Gmail's SMTP settings:
This method is useful when sending short emails. As an example, lets send an email containing the message "'''Hello, JustTesting'''", from the hypothetical address '''[email protected]''' to '''[email protected]''' using Gmail's SMTP settings:
:~# echo -e "subject:Test\nfrom:[email protected]\nHello,\n\nJustTesting" | sendmail -v -H "exec openssl s_client -quiet -connect smtp.gmail.com:587 -tls1 -starttls smtp" -f [email protected] -au "[email protected]" -ap"senders.email.password" [email protected]
:~# echo -e "subject:Test\nfrom:[email protected]\nHello,\n\nJustTesting" | sendmail -v -H "exec openssl s_client -quiet -connect smtp.gmail.com:587 -tls1 -starttls smtp" -f [email protected] -au"[email protected]" -ap"senders.email.password" [email protected]
Let's examine this command in detail. First, this part:
Let's examine this command in detail. First, this part:
