powerhouse has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm using Mail::Sendmail (version 0.79). I'm looking at the documentation on CPAN. All I can see is that emails are stored in memory, so sending big attachments is not a good idea.

I'm trying to get my script to send a 970KB Zip file, via attachment. Where can I find a document that will show how to use Mail::Sendmail to do so?

I scanned the Cpan doc on it, a few times, but did not see any examples on it. I thought I might have missed it, and maybe I did. But I don't see it. Can someone help me out?

I'd appreciate being pointed in the correct path.

thx,
Richard

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Re: Mailing Attachments
by davorg (Chancellor) on Jun 30, 2003 at 08:25 UTC

    For mail with attachments you probably want to look a MIME::Lite.

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Re: Mailing Attachments
by PodMaster (Abbot) on Jun 30, 2003 at 06:53 UTC
    You need to read How to RTFM and introduce yourself to Super Search. The first will teach you where to find/look for documentation, and the 2nd will let you search for "Mail::Sendmail" in the content of perlmonks posts (combine it with "attachment" in titles and you've got gold).

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Re: Mailing Attachments
by powerhouse (Friar) on Jun 30, 2003 at 06:09 UTC
    Ah-ha. I found it: http://search.cpan.org/author/MIVKOVIC/Mail-Sendmail-0.79/Sendmail.pm

    Sorry to bug you ;o)

    thx,
    Richard
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