[NTLUG:Discuss] sending an HTML email from command line

[Ted B Dodd]

On 18 Jun 2001, at 12:05, Steve Jackson wrote:

> I have an HTML file that I want to send as an email using the
> 'mail' command line app.  I thought you could specify a file
> name on the command line and 'mail' would use this file as the
> body of the message.  However, maybe I remembered incorrectly. 
> I want to make the HTML page show up in the receiver's email app
> (I know some email apps don't support HTML, but for this
> conversation let's assume they do) not as an attachment.  Any
> help or info would be great.  Thanks guys (and gals).

Try cat filename | mail -s "Howdy!" emailname.


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Ted B
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