Send email from the command line (Konsole)

[Marius Gedminas]

On Mon, Oct 30, 2006 at 08:53:49PM +0300, OOzy Pal wrote:
> Guys/Gals,
> 
> I really got addicted to the command line and sometime I need to send
> a quick email without firing up my Kmail or Thunderbird.
> 
> How can I setup my Kubuntu to send email from the Konsole (command line)?

  $ sudo apt-get install mutt

  $ echo "Here's the file I promised to send you" | mutt -s "Subject" \
         -a attachment.zip recipient at example.com

Alternatively you could apt-get install the traditional mailx, but it
is not as featureful as Mutt.  Which is also an interactive text-mode
mail reader.

Uh, I just realized that you will also need a local mail transport
agent, e.g. Postfix, or SSMTP.  sudo apt-get install postfix, then
answer the debconf questions.

Marius Gedminas
-- 
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specification of arguments and return values.  We suspect it leads to the dark
side.
	-- Jim Fulton
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