Re: attach with unix mail

hello, It is me again. I tried to attach a 18MB text file with mutt but it has been 3.5 hrs and I have not got it yet. It works with 65kB file. It is under linux. Could someone tell me what the problem might be? Thank you ginger

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Re: Re: attach with unix mail by valdez (Monsignor) on Sep 27, 2002 at 18:25 UTC
I never tried it, but I think you can use sendfiles, a shell script from nmh - Message Handling System. Its man page says: The shell script sendfiles, is used to send a collection of files an +d directories via electronic mail. sendfiles mailpath "subject" files ... sendfiles will archive the files and directories you name with the tar + (1) command, and then mail the compressed archive to the `mailpath' with the give +n `subject'. The archive will be automatically split up into as many messages as necess +ary in order to get past most mailers. [download] This should solve your problem. Ciao, Valerio	[reply] [d/l]

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Re: Re: attach with unix mail
by valdez (Monsignor) on Sep 27, 2002 at 18:25 UTC

I never tried it, but I think you can use sendfiles, a shell script from nmh - Message Handling System. Its man page says:

The  shell  script sendfiles, is used to send a collection of files an
+d directories via
electronic mail.

     sendfiles mailpath "subject" files ...

sendfiles will archive the files and directories you name with the tar
+ (1) command, and
then  mail  the  compressed  archive  to  the `mailpath' with the give
+n `subject'.  The
archive will be automatically split up into as many messages as necess
+ary in  order  to
get past most mailers.
[download]

This should solve your problem. Ciao, Valerio

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