email from the unix command line <??>

[agtjazz]

Hello all,

I was wondering how do I drop down to the Unix command line from Filemaker? Since I would like to send out email without having an email client configured on the server and would like to see emails fired off without the need for a users intervention (hitting the send button on the mail message).

My senior admin could help me use Postfix or mail to send emails when a button on IWP is pushed by the user.

Any advice or suggestions? Am I understanding the Send mail function correctly in its limitations? Any suggested reading for me to better my understanding?

Thanks bunches

[T-Square]

I believe this will require using the Send Event script step. Send Mail will use the OS X default mail app (MacMail or Entourage). You will probably use Terminal.app, and secondarily pass it the complete correct command syntax to the mail app within Terminal. I'm not sure how you'd do that...

[Søren Dyhr]

I know we once chased along this path, and I know we landed here instead:

http://lestang.org/rubrique9.html

--sd

[Leb i Sol]

you can look into smtp plugins...quick and dirty way out.

[Leb i Sol]

or look into:

http://www.beyondlogic.org/solutions/cmdlinemail/cmdlinemail.htm

All the best!

[T-Square]

And of course, if you're cross platform, you'll need both, with a script to test which to use!