Re: [expert] mail from CGI scripts
> I have a system that generates PDFs, and I want to mail them back the
> user (whose name I have access to in the script). Currently I am just
> sending a mail to them with a link to the location of the file.
>
> Does anybody know how I would accomlish this ? I have messed around with
> the mailto command, and I think I even got it to send a PDF when in
> interactive mode, but that will not do.
>
> I also tried :
> $ echo "Your PDF is ready\n~*\n ..etc" | mailto -s ''
>
> Anyone know how to do this ?
>
> Regards,
> Buchan
sendmail / postfix / qmail are mail transfer agents (MTA).
You need a mail user agent (MUA) like pine, mutt, netscape, etc.
Otherwise you need to talk directly to the smtp port.
Write a perl script using the MIME::Lite package.
To see if you have MIME::Lite, see what happens with...
~--> perldoc -l MIME::Litt
No documentation found for "MIME::Litt".
~--> perldoc -l MIME::Lite
/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.0/MIME/Lite.pm
To get that Perl module, add this
alias cpan='perl -MCPAN -e shell'
to your ~/.bashrc file (and do: . ~/.bashrc). Now type 'cpan',
and at the cpan > prompt, enter
install MIME::Lite
If this is the first time, you will have to configure Bundle::CPAN
Here's a test example...
###
#! /usr/bin/perl -w
#
# mail_smtp.pl
use MIME::Lite;
# MIME::Lite->quiet();
# MIME::Lite->send('sendmail', '/usr/lib/sendmail -t -oi -oem'); #default
MIME::Lite->send('smtp', 'smtp.myisp.com', Timeout=>60);
# Create a new multipart message:
$msg = new MIME::Lite
From=>'[EMAIL PROTECTED]',
To =>'"Dan Woods" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>',
Subject =>'multipart testing',
'X-Mailer' =>'4loops.com 1.0',
Organization =>'4Loops Internet Services',
'Reply-To' =>'[EMAIL PROTECTED]',
Type=>'multipart/mixed';
$msg->attr("content-type.charset" => "iso-8859-1");
# Add parts (each "attach" has same arguments as "new"):
attach $msg
Type=>'TEXT',
Data=>"Here's the newest archive:";
attach $msg
# Encoding =>'quoted-printable',
Type=>'text/plain',
Disposition =>'attachment',
Path=>'4loopsFiles.cgi';
attach $msg
Encoding =>'base64',
Type =>'image/gif',
Path =>'../public_html/popc.gif',
Filename =>'popc.gif';
attach $msg
Encoding =>'base64',
Type =>'application/pdf',
Path =>'../public_html/Downcoding.pdf',
ReadNow => 0,
Filename =>'Downcoding.pdf';
# attach $msg
# Encoding =>'base64',
# # Type =>'BINARY',
# # Type =>'application/octet-stream',
# Type =>'application/msword',
# Path =>'../public_html/Downcoding.doc',
# ReadNow => 0,
# Filename =>'Downcoding.doc';
# Send the message:
# Send in the "best" way (the default is to use "sendmail"):
$msg->send || die "Mail not sent!";
# end of script mail_archive.pl
###
Thanks... Dan.
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[expert] Mail from CGI scripts
Thanks for everyone's input - I figured out how to get sendmail & mail to do the right thing. However, my question becomes this: how can I configure my MDK 7.1 such that when a CGI script is executed from a given virtual host, it puts the virtual host's name on the "from: " domain? I have customers from another service that is running an older version of Linux that seems to do this. Is this an Apache thing? I am running the 1.3.12 Advanced Extranet. Bob Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] mail from CGI scripts
I have a system that generates PDFs, and I want to mail them back the user (whose name I have access to in the script). Currently I am just sending a mail to them with a link to the location of the file. Does anybody know how I would accomlish this ? I have messed around with the mailto command, and I think I even got it to send a PDF when in interactive mode, but that will not do. I also tried : $ echo "Your PDF is ready\n~*\n ..etc" | mailto -s '' Anyone know how to do this ? Regards, Buchan Jim Holthaus wrote: > > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > > What is the proper syntax to call sendmail (or mail) with to set the From: address? > > - From man sendmail: > >-f sender > Set the envelope sender address. This is the > address where delivery problems are sent to, unless > the message contains an Errors-To: message header. > >-F full_name > Set the sender full name. This is used only with > messages that have no From: message header. > > If you want to do it all on the command line, try it like this: > sendmail -f"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -F"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" < messagefile > > Note that this assumes your message doesn't have a from header already added to > it (seems likely based on the situation you describe. -- |--| Buchan MilneMechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone +27824722231 email mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Centre for Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za South Africas first satellite:http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za Control Models http://www.control.co.za |Registered Linux User #182071-| Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
Re: [expert] mail from CGI scripts
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 > What is the proper syntax to call sendmail (or mail) with to set the From: address? - From man sendmail: -f sender Set the envelope sender address. This is the address where delivery problems are sent to, unless the message contains an Errors-To: message header. -F full_name Set the sender full name. This is used only with messages that have no From: message header. If you want to do it all on the command line, try it like this: sendmail -f"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -F"[EMAIL PROTECTED]" < messagefile Note that this assumes your message doesn't have a from header already added to it (seems likely based on the situation you describe. - -- Jim Holthaus (pronunciation: HOLT house) [EMAIL PROTECTED] PGP Public Key at http://www.holthaus.com/jim/pgpkey.html Learn about PGP at http://www.holthaus.com/jim/pgp.html -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: PGP 6.5.1 iQA/AwUBOf3IOX3IcJJ+eC/CEQL+4wCgs2R3wzk4M4Q+lNzJP693pGbk3fcAoOFV cOkVedK4GKfmoy3vkjMI3Vs3 =ykfB -END PGP SIGNATURE- Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
[expert] mail from CGI scripts
Hello, I have a user that has a frequently-accessed CGI script that is like an auto-responder - simply sends a message to the mail address the user types in on this form. The problem is that the From: part of the message says "[EMAIL PROTECTED]", of which nlenet.net is the name of the machine. I want this to be customized to the customer's virtual host name, also to keep bogus requests from being mailed back to me (root). What is the proper syntax to call sendmail (or mail) with to set the From: address? Bob Keep in touch with http://mandrakeforum.com: Subscribe the "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" mailing list.
