On Sat, Apr 02, 2016 at 10:18:28PM +0100, Larry Hynes wrote: > Sat 02 Apr 2016 15:23 (-0400) Xu Wang <[email protected]>: > > On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 2:39 PM, Larry Hynes <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sat 02 Apr 2016 12:02 (-0400) Xu Wang <[email protected]>: > > > > On Sat, Apr 2, 2016 at 2:23 AM, Will Yardley > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Apr 02, 2016 at 01:19:12AM -0400, Xu Wang wrote:
> > > > > > Suppose that I have a full email (i.e. with headers and everything). > > > > > > e.g. I want to keep the message ID the same. How can I used mutt's > > > > > > build-in smtp to send the email? Basically i want mutt to just send > > > > > > the email that is already written and not change any header. > > > > > You can use 'bounce-message' (I think b with default bindings) to > > > > > redirect the message to one or more recipients, though Mutt will add a > > > > > few headers, most starting with 'Resent-' (Message-ID will stay the > > > > > same). > > > > > > > > > > You can use 'resend-message' (esc-e) to use the current message as a > > > > > template for the new one, but Message-ID will change. > > > > Thank you, Will. is there any way to send from command-line? > > > Have you tried using mutt's '-H' option? e.g. `mutt -H draftfile` > > That is great but I would like automation. I would like something like > > mutt -s "Test from mutt" [email protected] < email_file > > but something that works with just > > mutt < email_file > > and nothing else (because the subject and email address are already > > specified). > echo | mutt -H email_file This works (as does mutt -H - < email_file), but in my test, the Message-ID is set by mutt, not from header input. So I think -H only takes the headers that can be edited when $edit_headers is set. So finding a way to use the <bounce-message> command without requiring interaction, or just using Sendmail or similar is the best bet based on your original request. w
