Re: How to Email a Binary file from the command line
Wojciech Zabolotny wrote: On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Jeff Katcher wrote: I am wondering if anyone knows how to send a binary (.tar.gz) file from the command line? What about such a simple command: mpack -s Subject of the message filename recipient_address Someone at work needed that last year, and I suggested mpack. She came back saying she couldn't pack two files together! I eneded up hacking a perl script wrapper to mhn description lines. -- Peter Galbraith, research scientist [EMAIL PROTECTED] Maurice Lamontagne Institute, Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada P.O. Box 1000, Mont-Joli Qc, G5H 3Z4 Canada. 418-775-0852 FAX: 775-0546 6623'rd GNU/Linux user at the Counter - http://counter.li.org/
Re: How to Email a Binary file from the command line
On Fri, 26 Mar 1999, Jeff Katcher wrote: Hi all I am wondering if anyone knows how to send a binary (.tar.gz) file from the command line? What about such a simple command: mpack -s Subject of the message filename recipient_address Additionally you may use the -m option to split the big binary file in the smaller chunks. It works for me very good. The mpack utility is available in the mpack package in the mail section. Hope this helps Wojtek Zabolotny [EMAIL PROTECTED]
How to Email a Binary file from the command line
Hi all I am wondering if anyone knows how to send a binary (.tar.gz) file from the command line? I am trying to write a batch (Sorry my old DOS stuff coming back) program that tars and gzipps up some directorys and then emails them to me. All this for the purpose of backing up my config files. I can get the script to tar up the directorys that I want, and then gzip them, but i can't figure out how to email them. My system: P-166 64M RAM 1G HD Debian Slink Smail (I think - it is the default MTA that comes with Hamm) Thanks in advance Jeff
Re: How to Email a Binary file from the command line
In foo.debian-user, you wrote: Hi all I am wondering if anyone knows how to send a binary (.tar.gz) file from the command line? I am trying to write a batch (Sorry my old DOS stuff coming back) program that tars and gzipps up some directorys and then emails them to me. All this for the purpose of backing up my config files. I can get the script to tar up the directorys that I want, and then gzip them, but i can't figure out how to email them. You are looking for the mimeit command in the metamail package. example: [prompt]$ cat mytar.tar.gz |mimeit application/x-gtar [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the subject of the mail -Mitch
Re: How to Email a Binary file from the command line
I am wondering if anyone knows how to send a binary (.tar.gz) file from the command line? I am trying to write a batch (Sorry my old DOS how 'bout: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] foo.tar.gz Will -- | [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] | | http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/ | |PGP Public Key: http://www.cis.udel.edu/~lowe/index.html#pgpkey| -- | You think you're so smart, but I've seen you naked | | and I'll prob'ly see you naked again ... | | --The Barenaked Ladies, Blame It On Me | --
Re: How to Email a Binary file from the command line
*- On 26 Mar, Will Lowe wrote about Re: How to Email a Binary file from the command line I am wondering if anyone knows how to send a binary (.tar.gz) file from the command line? I am trying to write a batch (Sorry my old DOS how 'bout: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] foo.tar.gz NOO! You will destroy the file. It will send an 8bit binary file via a 7bit ascii protocol. There is a reason uuencode and base64 encoding were implemented. Its basically the same as sending a binary file via ftp in ascii mode. -- Brian - Never criticize anybody until you have walked a mile in their shoes, because by that time you will be a mile away and have their shoes. - unknown Mechanical Engineering[EMAIL PROTECTED] Purdue University http://www.ecn.purdue.edu/~servis -
Re: How to Email a Binary file from the command line
Mitch Blevins wrote: In foo.debian-user, you wrote: Hi all I am wondering if anyone knows how to send a binary (.tar.gz) file from the command line? I am trying to write a batch (Sorry my old DOS stuff coming back) program that tars and gzipps up some directorys and then emails them to me. All this for the purpose of backing up my config files. I can get the script to tar up the directorys that I want, and then gzip them, but i can't figure out how to email them. You are looking for the mimeit command in the metamail package. example: [prompt]$ cat mytar.tar.gz |mimeit application/x-gtar/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the subject of the mail Cool, it worked, I think. When it gets to the other end i get several messages all with attachments called Part 1 Part 2. How do I get my original file back again at the other side? (Im in windows using netscape if it makes a difference - if I can just find out what has been done to it maybe I can get it back!) Thank you so far
Re: How to Email a Binary file from the command line
In foo.debian-user, you wrote: example: [prompt]$ cat mytar.tar.gz |mimeit application/x-gtar/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the subject of the mail Cool, it worked, I think. When it gets to the other end i get several messages all with attachments called Part 1 Part 2. How do I get my original file back again at the other side? (Im in windows using netscape if it makes a difference - if I can just find out what has been done to it maybe I can get it back!) It splits the file up into chunks and sends it one chunk per mail because some mail transports will reject mail over a certain size. I don't know how netscape re-assembles these chunks. You can try making the default chunksize larger so that it is not split. To do this, you can add the -s option to the end of the command, along with the maximum message size. For example: [prompt]$ cat mytar.tar.gz |mimeit application/x-gtar/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject -s 1000 will not split anything unless it is bigger than 10 Megs. mimeit just calls the splitmail command, so see man splitmail for more details. -Mitch
Re: How to Email a Binary file from the command line
It splits the file up into chunks and sends it one chunk per mail because some mail transports will reject mail over a certain size. I don't know how netscape re-assembles these chunks. It Dosn't You can try making the default chunksize larger so that it is not split. To do this, you can add the -s option to the end of the command, along with the maximum message size. For example: [prompt]$ cat mytar.tar.gz |mimeit application/x-gtar/ [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject -s 1000 Worked Like a charm!! Thank you Very much! When sent like this it sends the file in a format that Netscape can understand and I get the file intact. I suppose if i get some software for windows that will reassemble a mime text file, I will be able to use the split messages. I don't think i will need this for a while yet. Thanks again!
