Question on sendmail setup? 3

[pmcmicha]

I have a script that runs a report everyday and I want to include a function to send the results to a internet based email address. The email would have to include two attached files and it would be going to the same two people everyday. Can sendmail do this? I have gone over it somewhat, but I did not find anything I was looking for.

OS: SCO Unixware 7.1.1
Sendmail is installed

Thanks in advance.

 

[vgersh99]

man mailx

 

[MikeLacey]

Yes, sendmail can do this. Before it can deliver mail you will need to tell it what your SMTP mail forwarding host is.

You will need to modify the sendmail.cf file, look for a commend marked "mail forwarding host" or similar, and then restart sendmail.

This file is complex, take care please, and take a backup of it first. Mike
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[aixmurderer]

If you want to send 2 "attached" files, no, then sendmail cannot do it natively.

You will need to write something which will create the mime encoding so the file info will be received on the target side as attachments rather than embodied.

I have a perl script which will do multiple attachments if this would interest you, just let me know and I can post it here. IBM Certified Specialist - MQSeries
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[MikeLacey]

Aixmurderer - this is quite a frequently asked question - would you like to make a FAQ of your script? I never have done because the script I used to do this with is still with my previous job..... Ho hum.... So - it would be very welcome. Mike
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"Experience is the comb that Nature gives us after we are bald."

Is that a haiku?
I never could get the hang
of writing those things.

 

[aixmurderer]

Posted a shell script version in the FAQ: faq80-1843
Some modifications may be required to suit your needs.

Enjoy....

I will post a more simple shell script as well for single attachments only.

Multiple attachments Perl script to follow later.
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