03-16-2009
You need to use eval command.
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Hi,
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Hello!
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lr_mail
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NAME
lr_mail - Lire MIME mailer
SYNOPSIS
lr_mail [options] content-type file sendto...
DESCRIPTION
lr_mail is a command line MIME mailer using MIME::Tools.
OPTIONS
-f email
Sets the from address. Defaults to the value of the lr_from configuration variable.
-r email
Sets the reply-to address. Defaults to the value of the lr_reply_to configuration variable.
-s subject
Sets the subject of the email.
-c content-type
Sets the content-type for the next attachment.
-a file
Attach another file to the email.
SEE ALSO
lr_xml2mail(1)
VERSION
$Id: lr_mail.in,v 1.18 2006/07/23 13:16:33 vanbaal Exp $
AUTHOR
Francis J. Lacoste <flacoste@logreport.org>
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