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MUTT shell script question: SCO 5.0.6 mutt v1.5.3i

:
mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" -a file.pdf -c bill@dealer.com john@customer.com
exit

Objective: Not having to interact with 'mutt'.
Ability to "attach" a PDF file

The above example, when executed, goes into an interactive mode.
mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" john@customer.com < file.pdf
This example does not solve the -[a]ttachment PDF issue.

Any ideas?
- Jeff H

Believe it or not at 3/27/2008 08:17 AM, Jeff Hyman said:
>MUTT shell script question: SCO 5.0.6 mutt v1.5.3i
>
>:
>mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" -a file.pdf -c bill@dealer.com john@customer.com
>exit
>
>Objective: Not having to interact with 'mutt'.
> Ability to "attach" a PDF file
>
>The above example, when executed, goes into an interactive mode.
>mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" john@customer.com < file.pdf
>This example does not solve the -[a]ttachment PDF issue.
>
>Any ideas?
>- Jeff H
>This incoming email was scanned and deemed free of spam and virii by
>R Squared Consultants.

I use the following to send reports out of my database program
(filepro), it is automated running via cron.

08pfdpaidl:/usr/local/bin/mutt -s "07-08 PFD Paid Report" -a
/reports/pfdpaid.doc rtr@rsquared.com </reports/message/pfdpaid

In order for it to not go interactive you need the
'</reports/message/pfdpaid' at the end of the command.
I put an explanation of the report in the file I redirect, it gets
placed in he body of the email.

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mutt -s "SUBJECT" -a file.pdf -c copy@me.com to@you.com < /tmp/ascii

This worked. - text in '/tmp/ascii' would show up in the body
- file.pdf is attached.
- no interaction

I'm now going to tackle doing a loop where multiple 'file.pdf' files
are attached to ONE email.

Please forgive me for the early (unnecessary) post.
- Jeff H

On 27 Mar, 12:17, Jeff Hyman <scol...@cactus.com> wrote:
> MUTT shell script question: * *SCO 5.0.6 * *mutt v1.5.3i
>
> :
> mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" *-a file.pdf *-c b...@dealer.com *j...@customer.com
> exit
>
> Objective: Not having to interact with 'mutt'.
> * * * * * *Ability to "attach" a PDF file
>
> The above example, when executed, goes into an interactive mode.
> mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" j...@customer.com < file.pdf *
> This example does not solve the -[a]ttachment PDF issue.
>
> Any ideas? *
> - Jeff H

Don't use mutt. Use the "mpack" utility to generate concatenatable
files, and feed them to /bin/mail. Using a complex and pecular mail
client such as mutt for system operations and non-interactice
operations is begging for pain.

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
>On 27 Mar, 12:17, Jeff Hyman <scol...@cactus.com> wrote:
>> MUTT shell script question: * *SCO 5.0.6 * *mutt v1.5.3i
>>
>> :
>> mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" *-a file.pdf *-c b...@dealer.com *j...@customer.com
>> exit
>>
>> Objective: Not having to interact with 'mutt'.
>> * * * * * *Ability to "attach" a PDF file
>>
>> The above example, when executed, goes into an interactive mode.
>> mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" j...@customer.com < file.pdf *
>> This example does not solve the -[a]ttachment PDF issue.
>>
>> Any ideas? *
>> - Jeff H
>
>Don't use mutt. Use the "mpack" utility to generate concatenatable
>files, and feed them to /bin/mail. Using a complex and pecular mail
>client such as mutt for system operations and non-interactice
>operations is begging for pain.

The ``mpack'' I find with a Google search is a rather nasty piece
of malware.

Unless your mpack generates proper multipart MIME, the e-mail
files will be difficult to handle with any modern mail client
(uuencode is also deprecated).

Bill
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a revolutionary act. --George Orwell

On 28 Mar, 04:53, Bill Campbell <b...@celestial.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2008, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
> >On 27 Mar, 12:17, Jeff Hyman <scol...@cactus.com> wrote:
> >> MUTT shell script question: * *SCO 5.0.6 * *mutt v1.5.3i
>
> >> :
> >> mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" *-a file.pdf *-c b...@dealer.com *j...@customer.com
> >> exit
>
> >> Objective: Not having to interact with 'mutt'.
> >> * * * * * *Ability to "attach" a PDF file
>
> >> The above example, when executed, goes into an interactive mode.
> >> mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" j...@customer.com < file.pdf *
> >> This example does not solve the -[a]ttachment PDF issue.
>
> >> Any ideas? *
> >> - Jeff H
>
> >Don't use mutt. Use the "mpack" utility to generate concatenatable
> >files, and feed them to /bin/mail. Using a complex and pecular mail
> >client such as mutt for system operations and non-interactice
> >operations is begging for pain.
>
> The ``mpack'' I find with a Google search is a rather nasty piece
> of malware.
>
> Unless your mpack generates proper multipart MIME, the e-mail
> files will be difficult to handle with any modern mail client
> (uuencode is also deprecated).
>
> Bill
> --
> INTERNET: * b...@celestial.com *Bill Campbell; Celestial Software LLC
> URL:http://www.celestial.com/*PO Box 820; 6641 E. Mercer Way
> FAX: * * * * * *(206) 232-9186 *Mercer Island, WA 98040-0820; (206) 236-1676
>
> During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes
> a revolutionary act. *--George Orwell- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I'm referring to the product at Skunkware:
ftp://ftp2.sco.com/pub/skunkware/osr...k-1.5-VOLS.tar

It's also a standard product used in modern Linux systems for mime
encapsulation of files from the command line.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Campbell" <bill@celestial.com>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sco.misc
To: <sco-misc@lists.celestial.com>
Sent: Friday, March 28, 2008 12:53 AM
Subject: Re: mutt -a redirect


> On Thu, Mar 27, 2008, Nico Kadel-Garcia wrote:
>>On 27 Mar, 12:17, Jeff Hyman <scol...@cactus.com> wrote:
>>> MUTT shell script question: SCO 5.0.6 mutt v1.5.3i
>>>
>>> :
>>> mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" -a file.pdf -c b...@dealer.com j...@customer.com
>>> exit
>>>
>>> Objective: Not having to interact with 'mutt'.
>>> Ability to "attach" a PDF file
>>>
>>> The above example, when executed, goes into an interactive mode.
>>> mutt -s "SUBJECT HEADER" j...@customer.com < file.pdf
>>> This example does not solve the -[a]ttachment PDF issue.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>> - Jeff H
>>
>>Don't use mutt. Use the "mpack" utility to generate concatenatable
>>files, and feed them to /bin/mail. Using a complex and pecular mail
>>client such as mutt for system operations and non-interactice
>>operations is begging for pain.
>
> The ``mpack'' I find with a Google search is a rather nasty piece
> of malware.
>
> Unless your mpack generates proper multipart MIME, the e-mail
> files will be difficult to handle with any modern mail client
> (uuencode is also deprecated).


He means this,
ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/pub/mpack/
and the sco binary here:
http://www.aljex.com/bkw/sco/#mpack

Whos pupose is just exactly that, to non-interactively assemble files and command line arguments into a mime encoded email. It's somewhat smaller and lighter than mutt since it's not also an interactive curses mail client with all that implies. I use it a lot, however, I think mutt is a fine way to go since it is far more common.
I have to say that lightmail is really excellent too.
http://lightmail.fairlite.com/index.shtml


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