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# 15  
Old 03-25-2003
The file that had the emails is actually empty after that? Strange..

Here's a site that tells several ways to read a file:
http://bip.weizmann.ac.il/course/pro...put/index.html
http://bip.weizmann.ac.il/course/pro..._output/7.html

Here's one of the ways from that website:
Code:
#get list of e-mail addresses to send e-mails to

open (EMAILS, "< c:\\Documents and Settings\\emaillist.txt") || die ("Can't open e-mail list: $!");

my $from = "colinctdprep\@oceanfree.net"; 
my $subject = "PERL pinghost program report";

while (my $to = <EMAILS>) {

  chomp ($to);

  $smtp = Net::SMTP->new("icmp");
  die "Could not make connection: $!" unless $smtp;

  $smtp->mail($from);
  $smtp->to($to);

  $smtp->data();
  $smtp->datasend("To: $to\n");
  $smtp->datasend("From: $from\n");
  $smtp->datasend("Subject: $subject\n");
  $smtp->datasend("\n");

  foreach(@pingDetails) {
    $smtp->datasend("$_\n");
  }

  $smtp->dataend();
  $smtp->quit();

}

close (EMAILS);

and here's another way:
Code:
#get list of e-mail addresses to send e-mails to

open (EMAILS, "< c:\\Documents and Settings\\emaillist.txt") || die ("Can't open e-mail list: $!");
my @TO = <EMAILS>;
chomp (@TO);
close (EMAILS);

my $from = "colinctdprep\@oceanfree.net"; 
my $subject = "PERL pinghost program report";

my $to_addr;

foreach $to_addr (@TO) {

  $smtp = Net::SMTP->new("icmp");
  die "Could not make connection: $!" unless $smtp;

  $smtp->mail($from);
  $smtp->to($to_addr);

  $smtp->data();
  $smtp->datasend("To: $to_addr\n");
  $smtp->datasend("From: $from\n");
  $smtp->datasend("Subject: $subject\n");
  $smtp->datasend("\n");

  foreach(@pingDetails) {
    $smtp->datasend("$_\n");
  }

  $smtp->dataend();
  $smtp->quit();

}

# 16  
Old 03-26-2003
From what I've read, I think this was the problem:
Quote:
my @TO = readdir EMAILS
I think oombera gave you the correction with this suggestion:
Quote:
while (my $to = <EMAILS> ) {
Failing this, I would also recommend adding a backslash "\" to each email address - otherwise Perl may be mistaking it for an array!!!

Keep us posted!
# 17  
Old 03-26-2003
that works but its having trouble connecting to send the e-mail.

$smtp = Net::SMTP->new("icmp");
die "Could not make connection: $!" unless $smtp;

It diplays the "Could not make connection" on the screen
the ("icmp") seems to be the problem iam guessing. The machine i using to run the script is connected directly to the internet, no proxy.

What should this line be?
# 18  
Old 03-26-2003
"icmp" should be replaced with whatever the name of your SMTP server is. If you're using an email program that connects to the same server, that may be one way to find out the name of it if you don't know it. It'll probably look something like "smtp.your_isp.com"
# 19  
Old 03-26-2003
Quote:
Originally posted by oombera
"icmp" should be replaced with whatever the name of your SMTP server is. If you're using an email program that connects to the same server, that may be one way to find out the name of it if you don't know it. It'll probably look something like "smtp.your_isp.com"
Seeing as you're on a windows box, you're probably using Outlook / Outlook Express for Email?

You should be able to find out from there, under the accounts menu, in the properties is a field marked:

Outgoing mail (SMTP)

this is probably what you want.
# 20  
Old 03-28-2003
Smilie got it to work !!!

Thanks oombera and WIntellect for your help!
# 21  
Old 03-28-2003
Smilie got it to work !!!

Thanks oombera and WIntellect for your help! Smilie
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