Net::SMTP and Attachments 3

[V00D00]

I have seen many posts that talk around this subject but nothing that comes out and says this is the way.

Using Net::SMTP can you send an attachment?

My particular need is to send a text file.

As always... forgive me for ingorance.

 

[KevinADC]

there's nothing about how to send attachments in the documentation of the module.

 

[TonyGroves]

You could try a different module, like Mail::Sender, where sending attachments is child's play.

 

[Rieekan]

I've always been prone to using Mime::Lite with Net:SMTP as the mailing engine. Net::SMTP can send e-mails with attachments, but it doesn't look like the module has matured to the point of handling it on it's own.

- George

 

[V00D00]

I have taken your advice and installed Mail::Sender. It works perfectly. Thank you all for taking the time to help with the easy questions as much as you do the complicated ones.

VD

 

[Rieekan]

One of these days I'll actually finish building the module I started to do just what I posted earlier (sending e-mails with Mime::Lite and Net::SMTP), but I want to get it more solidified first.

- George

 

[KevinADC]

but that will just be reinventing the wheel Rieekan

 

[minutemouse]

first: VERY nice work on Net::SMTP.

Second: Not quite true re wheel and re-invention thereof.

The dflt perl distn (5.8.x) comes with Net::SMTP pre-pkd - so it's always gonna be available if you have perl.
MIME::Lite is a post-install, and sometimes, you just cant get it past the SE's ( and there are lots of drakonian SE's still around - would someone *pls* retire these guys?).

However, I understand that Net::SMTP is low-level for MIME-level problems like attachments.

so, maybe a note wrt sending attachments in the docn - you got most of the basic MIME tokens in there anyway, so i dont see it as too much of a stretch?

and i totally realise that RTFM is the correct answer
thanks for listening guys.
mm