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Pio2pio: /* Send email using Mutt */

2021-07-24T08:49:26Z

Send email using Mutt

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	Depends on your mail server the commands need to be in upper cases like HELO etc, the above was tested using Microsoft implementation.		Depends on your mail server the commands need to be in upper cases like HELO etc, the above was tested using Microsoft implementation.

			= Send email with curl to gmail =
			Curl can be used to as an email cliet interacting with SMTP protocol. To enable Gmail to support curl we need to allow [https://myaccount.google.com/lesssecureapps less secure apps] on your email account. Login details are stored in <code>~/.netrc</code> remote FTP servers credentials file that [https://everything.curl.dev/usingcurl/netrc curl also supports] it with flag <code>-n</code>.
			<source lang=bash>
			curl -n --ssl-reqd --mail-from "fromuser@gmail.com" --mail-rcpt "touser@server.tld" --url smtps://smtp.gmail.com:465 -T mail.txt

			# Create the email data/body
			cat >mail.txt <<EOF
			From: "FromUser" <fromuser@gmail.com>
			To: "ToUser" <touser@server.tld>
			Subject: [TEST] This is a test
			I am sending this mail with curl thrugh my gmail account.
			EOF

			# Create credential file for `-n` option
			cat >~/ <<EOF
			# netrc, usernames and passwords for various applications
			# chmod 600 ~/.netrc
			machine imap.gmail.com
			login user@gmail.com
			password password1
			machine smtp.gmail.com
			login user@gmail.com
			password password1
			EOF
			</source>

	= Send email using Mutt =		= Send email using Mutt =

Pio2pio: /* Script is being tested */

2021-07-24T08:21:31Z

Script is being tested

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	=== Script is being tested ===		=== Script is being tested ===
	~~;Concept~~		Script name will be <tt>email-netgear-syslog.sh</tt>. Then the router <code>syslog</code> logs are zipped from <code>/var/log/netgear.log*</code> to single file <code>~/syslog/netgear-$DATE.tar.gz</code>
	:Script name <tt>email-netgear-syslog.sh </tt>		<source lang=bash>
	~~:Router~~ syslog are zipped from <tt>/var/log/netgear.log*</tt> to ~~one~~ file <tt>~/syslog/netgear-DATE.tar.gz</tt>		#!/bin/bash
			DATE=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")
			FILE="netgear.$NOW.tar.gz"
			tar -czf ~/syslog/netgear.$DATE.tar.gz /var/log/netgear.log*
			echo \| mutt -s "DSS1 $NOW Netgear syslog" -a ~/syslog/$FILE -- youremail@address.com
			</source>

	~~#!/bin/bash~~
	~~NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")~~
	~~FILE="netgear.$NOW.tar.gz"~~
	tar -czf ~/syslog/netgear.$NOW.tar.gz /var/log/netgear.log*
	~~echo \| mutt -s "DSS1 $NOW Netgear syslog" -a ~/syslog/$FILE -- youremail@address.com~~

	~~Added~~ to cron.daily, user's scripts are run from /home/username/		Add to <code>cron.daily</code>, user's scripts are run from <code>/home/username/</code>
	sudo apt-get install gnome-schedule		sudo apt-get install gnome-schedule


	List a user cron jobs		List a user cron jobs
	crontab -u username -l		crontab -u username -l


	Example output, script will be run every day at 11:10am and any STDOUT will be suppressed to /dev/null		Example output, script will be run every day at 11:10am and any STDOUT will be suppressed to /dev/null
	10 11 * * * ~/email-billion-syslog.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 # JOB_ID_1		10 11 * * * ~/email-billion-syslog.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 # JOB_ID_1


	Edit user cron tab		Edit user cron tab
	crontab -e		crontab -e

	GNU nano 2.2.6 File: /tmp/crontab.nBbRuz/crontab		GNU nano 2.2.6 File: /tmp/crontab.nBbRuz/crontab
	45 17 * * * ~/email-syslog.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 # JOB_ID_1		45 17 * * * ~/email-syslog.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 # JOB_ID_1


	[[Category:linux]]		[[Category:linux]]

Pio2pio: /* Send email using Mutt */

2021-07-24T08:15:42Z

Send email using Mutt

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	;Install mutt		;Install mutt
	sudo apt-get install mutt		sudo apt-get install mutt
	*Verify you can send attachment <tt>test-email.txt</tt> within the email message		;Verify you can send attachment <tt>test-email.txt</tt> within the email message
	mutt -a test-email.txt -- youremail@address.com < /dev/null		mutt -a test-email.txt -- youremail@address.com < /dev/null
	: < /dev/null sends nothing to email body		: < /dev/null sends nothing to email body

Pio2pio at 08:15, 24 July 2021

2021-07-24T08:15:27Z

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			= Send email using Telnet =
	You can send an email using native SMTP commands while connecting to a mail server using Telnet connection. In the script below '''text in bold are the commands''' followed a space then free form string appropriate to the preceding command.		You can send an email using native SMTP commands while connecting to a mail server using Telnet connection. In the script below '''text in bold are the commands''' followed a space then free form string appropriate to the preceding command.

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	Depends on your mail server the commands need to be in upper cases like HELO etc, the above was tested using Microsoft implementation.		Depends on your mail server the commands need to be in upper cases like HELO etc, the above was tested using Microsoft implementation.

			= Send email using Mutt =
			We are going to use mutt command line tool to email attached syslog on regular basis.
			;Install mutt
			sudo apt-get install mutt
			*Verify you can send attachment <tt>test-email.txt</tt> within the email message
			mutt -a test-email.txt -- youremail@address.com < /dev/null
			: < /dev/null sends nothing to email body
			: -- is required as per man page
			<blockquote>Attach a file to your message using MIME. When attaching single or multiple files, separating filenames and recipient addresses with "--" is mandatory, e.g.
			mutt -a image.jpg -- addr1 or mutt -a img.jpg *.png -- addr1 addr2. The -a option must be placed at the end of command line options.</blockquote>

			*Compress all logs to temporary file /tmp/dmk1-cradlepoint.tgz
			tar -zcvf /tmp/dmk1-cradlepoint.tgz /var/log/dmk1_cradlepoint.log*
			*Email using mutt
			echo \| mutt -s "Your_WHID Syslog" -a /tmp/dmk1-cradlepoint.tgz -- youremail@address.com

			*Ver1 Create script emailsyslog.sh

			!/bin/bash
			tar -zcvf /tmp/dmk1-cradlepoint.tgz /var/log/dmk1_cradlepoint.log*
			echo \| mutt -s "DMK1 Syslog" -a /tmp/dmk1-cradlepoint.tgz -- youremail@address.com

			*Ver2 single command email attachment (working)
			Install <tt>sharutils</tt> to
			sudo apt-get install sharutils
			gzip -c syslog.tar.gz /var/log/syslog \| uuencode syslog.tar.gz \| mail -s "Compressed syslog attachment" youremail@address.com

			Probably need adding /tmp and then removing

			*add to daily cron jobs

			work in progress

			* ready script

			http://bash.cyberciti.biz/backup/backup-files-email-to-your-account/

			=== Script is being tested ===
			;Concept
			:Script name <tt>email-netgear-syslog.sh </tt>
			:Router syslog are zipped from <tt>/var/log/netgear.log*</tt> to one file <tt>~/syslog/netgear-DATE.tar.gz</tt>

			#!/bin/bash
			NOW=$(date +"%m-%d-%Y")
			FILE="netgear.$NOW.tar.gz"
			tar -czf ~/syslog/netgear.$NOW.tar.gz /var/log/netgear.log*
			echo \| mutt -s "DSS1 $NOW Netgear syslog" -a ~/syslog/$FILE -- youremail@address.com

			Added to cron.daily, user's scripts are run from /home/username/
			sudo apt-get install gnome-schedule

			List a user cron jobs
			crontab -u username -l
			Example output, script will be run every day at 11:10am and any STDOUT will be suppressed to /dev/null
			10 11 * * * ~/email-billion-syslog.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 # JOB_ID_1
			Edit user cron tab
			crontab -e

			GNU nano 2.2.6 File: /tmp/crontab.nBbRuz/crontab
			45 17 * * * ~/email-syslog.sh >/dev/null 2>&1 # JOB_ID_1

			[[Category:linux]]

Pio2pio: Pio2pio moved page SMTP - send an email using telnet to SMTP - send an email from terminal

2021-07-24T08:13:44Z

Pio2pio moved page SMTP - send an email using telnet to SMTP - send an email from terminal

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Pio2pio at 14:38, 1 April 2016

2016-04-01T14:38:28Z

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	'''to:''' me		'''to:''' me
	'''Subject:''' Test via telenet		'''Subject:''' Test via telenet
			<- [enter] may also require a space
	test body		test body
	test		test
			<- [enter] may also require a space
	<span style="color: red">'''.'''</span> <-- the '.' dot is important as indicates EndOfMessage		<span style="color: red">'''.'''</span> <-- the '.' dot is important as indicates EndOfMessage
	<span style="color: grey">250 2.6.0 <MAIL_SERkTgbLYluLCT0006cc2b@mail_server.domain.com> Queued mail for delivery</span>		<span style="color: grey">250 2.6.0 <MAIL_SERkTgbLYluLCT0006cc2b@mail_server.domain.com> Queued mail for delivery</span>

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2016-04-01T13:45:15Z

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You can send an email using native SMTP commands while connecting to a mail server using Telnet connection. In the script below '''text in bold are the commands''' followed a space then free form string appropriate to the preceding command.

telnet mail_server.domain.com 25
220 mail_server.domain.com Microsoft ESMTP MAIL Service, Version: 7.5.7601.17514 ready at Thu, 31 Mar 2016 13:53:42 +0100
'''helo'''
250 mail_server.domain.com Hello [172.31.1.1]
'''mail from:''' username@example.co.uk <- this need to be valid address, otherwise you'll get:501 5.5.4 Invalid Address
250 2.1.0 username@example.co.uk....Sender OK
'''rcpt to:''' username@example.co.uk
250 2.1.5 username@example.co.uk
'''data'''
354 Start mail input; end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
'''from:''' Piotr
'''to:''' me
'''Subject:''' Test via telenet

test body
test

'''.''' <-- the '.' dot is important as indicates EndOfMessage
250 2.6.0 <MAIL_SERkTgbLYluLCT0006cc2b@mail_server.domain.com> Queued mail for delivery
quit

Depends on your mail server the commands need to be in upper cases like HELO etc, the above was tested using Microsoft implementation.