Send mail from command line

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Send mail from command line

Hi,
i'd like send e-mail from my mac using localhost like smtp server.
i've tried in two different ways:

1) i started postfix and i sent a mail from my application mail (entourage), it works perfectly but i need to send mails from command line therefore i wrote this command line:

mailx -s "subject" federico@dominio.com
<enter>

doesn't work.... 😟

2) i wrote a shell script

telnet localhost 25 << EOF
HELO apple.com
MAIL FROM: steve.jobs@apple.com
RCPT TO: federico@edominio.com
DATA
.
QUIT

doesn't work.... 😟

any idea?

thanks in advance.

ibook, Mac OS X (10.5.4)

Posted on Aug 13, 2008 11:24 PM

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Answer 1

orangekay

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Aug 14, 2008 12:12 AM in response to Federico_82

If it were easy to turn any arbitrary computer into a usable mail server then spammers would run even more rampant than they already do. I'd recommend at least reading through this even if you don't want to use the product:

http://cutedgesystems.com/software/MailServeForLeopard/

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Federico_82 Author

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Aug 14, 2008 12:40 AM in response to orangekay

thanks for your advice.

i know it isn't safe, but it's a temporary solution (i run and stop postfix in the same sessions)

Message was edited by: Federico_82

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Answer 3

Aug 14, 2008 11:01 AM in response to Federico_82

One 'suggestion' is to find and install webmin and it's postfix control module
-- it'll at least get local delivery working...

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Federico_82 Author

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Aug 14, 2008 11:38 AM in response to David Fass

this work

nc localhost 25 << EOF
HELO localhost
mail from: steve.jobs@apple.com
rcpt to: federico@domain.com
data
.
quit

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Federico_82 Author

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Aug 14, 2008 11:49 AM in response to David Fass

error

Message was edited by: Federico_82

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Federico_82 Author

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Aug 14, 2008 11:40 AM in response to Federico_82

error

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Federico_82 Author

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Aug 14, 2008 11:49 AM in response to David Fass

error

Message was edited by: Federico_82

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Answer 8

Aug 14, 2008 2:18 PM in response to Federico_82

telnet localhost 25 << EOF
HELO apple.com
MAIL FROM: steve.jobs@apple.com
RCPT TO: federico@edominio.com
DATA
.
QUIT</div>

You're not reading the server's reply to each of your commands. You can't send multiple lines until after the DATA command. If the above works interactively, then try this script (the echo statements are just for a little feedback):
<pre style="padding-left: .75ex; padding-top: .25em; padding-bottom: .25em; margin-top: .5em; margin-bottom: .5em; margin-left: 1ex; max-width: 80ex; overflow: auto; font-size: 10px; font-family: Monaco, 'Courier New', Courier, monospace; color: #444; background: #eee; line-height: normal">#!/bin/sh

function send() {
if [ "$1" ] ; then
printf "%s\r\n" "$1" >&3
echo $1
fi
read status line <&3
echo $status $line
}

if ! exec 3<>/dev/tcp/localhost/25 ; then
echo "Error: Could not connect to localhost on port 25"
exit 1
fi

send "HELO yourdomain.com"
send "MAIL FROM: federico@edominio.com "
send "RCPT TO: federico@edominio.com "
send "DATA"
cat <<EOT >&3
send your
message
Hey there!
.
EOT
send "QUIT"

exec 3<&-
</pre>
--
Cole

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