[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote on 29-08-2003 04:38:24 PM: > > > Hi - I'm new to this group, and relatively new to linux.... > > (I work in it every day and have done for the past 8-10months or so - but > > it has been all in VI editing HTML & PERL scripts etc. so no specific > > linux commands besides the basics) > > > > but now I have reached a point in the PERL scripts that it sends emails > > out to a list of users... however, when they receive them, it is addressed > > from 'nobody'. We REALLY REALLY need to change that!!! > > > > I use the command 'mail' in the form > > mail -s subject [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /tmp/mailout.$$ > > You're better off using the Perl module Mail::Sendmail > to send mail (and no, this doesn't use the sendmail > program undeneath). > If this is not possible to install the module, use the sendmail command `sendmail -f [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /tmp/mailout.$$`
(Remember, you will need to have "Subject: Your subject here" on the first line of of /tmp/mailout.$$) Also note, that sendmail is not normally in a users path. Cheers, Scott -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
