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Old 03-29-2005
Sending Mail Thru Unix Script

What are all the things that should be configured in order to send a mail from Unix box.

An eg. program of sending a mail will help me a lot!!!!!!

Thanks in advance

-Om
# 2  
Old 03-29-2005
uuencode <file_location> <filename_without_location> | mailx -s "email title" recipients
# 3  
Old 03-29-2005
thats how to send mail if that helps
# 4  
Old 03-29-2005
Try searching the forums before asking the question - there have been many responses to such questions before.

And the basic mail command would be
mailx -s"subject" receipent1 <CR>
text
Ctrl-D

or
mailx -s"subject" receipent1,receipent2@otherdomain.com < /dir/sometextfile

or nbvcxzdz's example.
# 5  
Old 03-30-2005
Thanks a ton for your scripts. Please help me to know the things that shud be configured in unix box, in order to send a mail.

Thnx in advance

-Om
# 6  
Old 03-31-2005
$uname -a
HP-UX hpprogrs B.11.11 U 9000/800 388930385

Thanks in advance for your help

-Om
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