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Old 06-14-2010
Question Mail shell script
Hi All,

I want to send mail to multiple users..

Currently I am using below script
cat $STATUS_FILE|mailx -s "$SUBJECT" -r xxx@yyy.com $MAILTO

How can i give cc or bcc to in this script

Please help me

thanks in advance

Regards
RG
# 2  
Old 06-14-2010
on Solaris 10, I see both -c and -b options:

Code:
-> man mailx |less -N 
 done
      1 
      2 
      3 
      4 User Commands                                            mailx(1)
      5 
      6 
      7 
      8 NAME
      9      mailx - interactive message processing system
     10 
     11 SYNOPSIS
     12      mailx [-BdeHiInNURvV~] [ -f
     13       [file | +folder] ] [-T file] [-u user]
     14 
     15      mailx [-BdFintUv~] [-b bcc] [-c cc] [-h number] [-r address]
     16      [-s subject] recipient...
     17 
     18      /usr/ucb/mail ...
     19 
     20      /usr/ucb/Mail ...
     21 
     22 DESCRIPTION
     23      The mail utilities listed above provide a comfortable, flex-
     24      ible  environment  for  sending  and receiving mail messages
     25      electronically.
     26 
     27      When reading mail, the mail utilities  provide  commands  to
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Old 06-14-2010
Code:
echo hello | mailx  -s "test" -c test2user -b testuser root

Code:
 
echo hello | mailx  -s "test" -c ygemici@mailx.com -b ygemici2@mailx.com ygemici@redhat.com

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# 4  
Old 06-15-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by ygemici
Code:
echo hello | mailx  -s "test" -c test2user -b testuser root

Code:
 
echo hello | mailx  -s "test" -c ygemici@mailx.com -b ygemici2@mailx.com ygemici@redhat.com



I was tried above yesterday but it didn't work....

cat $STATUS_FILE|mailx -s "$SUBJECT" -r rgumm@yyy.com -bcc rgumm@zzz.com

I have received System Administrator

Your message did not reach some or all of the intended recipients.
Subject: Daily Health Checks
Sent: 6/14/2010 6:05 PM
The following recipient(s) could not be reached:
c@1234.yyy.com on 6/14/2010 6:05 PM
The e-mail account does not exist at the organization this message was sent to. Check the e-mail address, or contact the recipient directly to find out the correct address.
< 1234.yyy.com #5.1.1 SMTP; 550 5.1.1 <c@1234.yyy.com>... User unknown>


---------- Post updated at 04:35 AM ---------- Previous update was at 04:15 AM ----------

Thanks Guys.. Now i got the answer..

I have give -bcc instead of -b and -cc instead of -cc

Thakns to all

regards
RG
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