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sendemail

SendEmail(1)							   User Commands						      SendEmail(1)

NAME

       SendEmail - Lightweight, command line SMTP email client

SYNOPSIS

       SendEmail -f ADDRESS [options]

OPTIONS

       -f ADDRESS
	      from (sender) email address

	      * At least one recipient required via -t, -cc, or -bcc * Message body required via -m, STDIN, or -o message-file=FILE

	      Common:

       -t ADDRESS [ADDR ...]
	      to email address(es)

       -u SUBJECT
	      message subject

       -m MESSAGE
	      message body

       -s SERVER[:PORT]
	      smtp mail relay, default is localhost:25

	      Optional:

       -a     FILE [FILE ...]	   file attachment(s)

       -cc    ADDRESS [ADDR ...]   cc  email address(es)

       -bcc ADDRESS [ADDR ...]
	      bcc email address(es)

	      [32;1mParanormal:[m

       -xu USERNAME
	      authentication user (for SMTP authentication)

       -xp PASSWORD
	      authentication password (for SMTP authentication)

       -l     LOGFILE		    log to the specified file

       -v     verbosity, use multiple times for greater effect

       -q     be quiet (no stdout output)

       -o NAME=VALUE
	      see extended help topic "misc" for details

	      Help:

       --help TOPIC
	      The following extended help topics are available:

       addressing
	      explain addressing and related options

       message
	      explain message body input and related options

       misc   explain -xu, -xp, and others

       networking
	      explain -s, etc

       output explain logging and other output options

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sendEmail							  September 2010						      SendEmail(1)

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