Sending emails via command line: Difference between revisions

Sending emails via command line (view source)

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   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" -au"[email protected]" -ap"senders.email.password" [email protected]
-Let's examine this command in detail. First, the '''echo <span style=color:green>-e</span> "<span style=color:blue>subject:Test</span><span style=color:red>\n</span><span style=color:blue>from:[email protected]</span><span style=color:red>\n</span><span style=color:blue>Hello,</span><span style=color:red>\n\n</span><span style=color:blue>JustTesting</span>"''' part:
+Let's examine this command in detail. First, this part:
+'''echo <span style=color:green>-e</span> "<span style=color:blue>subject:Test</span><span style=color:red>\n</span><span style=color:blue>from:[email protected]</span><span style=color:red>\n</span><span style=color:blue>Hello,</span><span style=color:red>\n\n</span><span style=color:blue>JustTesting</span>"'''
 * '''echo''' - prints the specified arguments to stdout
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   JustTesting</span>
+So, in short, the part beginning with '''echo''' and ending just before the column ('''|''') represents the email's header and body of text. Now lets The next part (after the column
 sendmail -v -H "exec openssl s_client -quiet -connect smtp.gma
 il.com:587 -tls1 -starttls smtp" <mail.txt -f [email protected] -au"d
 [email protected]" -ap"pass" [email protected]