SMTP: Using smtp commands in a shell script when sendmail isn't setup.

LOG="/tmp/${0##*/}.log"

SUBJECT="${0##*/}"

MAILSERVER=mailhost

PORT="25"

MAILFROM="user1@domain user2@domain"

MAILLIST="email@somedomain"

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mailto()

{

exec 3<>/dev/tcp/$MAILSERVER/$PORT

if [ $? -ne 0 ]

then

echo

echo "ERROR: Cannot connect to the Mail Server"

echo "Please check the servername and/or the port number"

exit

fi

echo -en "HELO ${MAILSERVER}\r\n" >&3

echo -en "MAIL FROM:$MAILFROM\r\n" >&3

for MAILTO in ${MAILLIST}

do

echo -en "RCPT TO:$MAILTO\r\n" >&3

done

echo -en "DATA\r\n" >&3

echo -en "Subject: $SUBJECT\r\n\r\n" >&3

echo -en "$(cat ${LOG})\r\n" >&3

echo -en ".\r\n" >&3

echo -en "QUIT\r\n" >&3

cat <&3

}

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