fastmail(1) fastmail(1)
NAME [Toc] [Back]
fastmail - quick batch mail interface
SYNOPSIS [Toc] [Back]
fastmail [-b bcc-list] [-c cc-list] [-C comments] [-f from-name]
[-F from-addr] [-i in-reply-to] [-r reply-to] [-R references]
[-s subject] filename address-list
DESCRIPTION [Toc] [Back]
The fastmail command is a simple interface to the mail system that
allows you to send a message without the overhead of an interactive
mailer. It is particularly efficient in batch-processing mail to very
large groups of people.
All addresses should be full e-mail addresses, sendmail aliases in the
/etc/mail/aliases file, or local login names.
Options [Toc] [Back]
fastmail recognizes the following options:
-b bcc-list Include a Bcc: header entry. Send blind carbon
copies to the comma-separated list of addresses in
bcc-list.
-c cc-list Include a Cc: header entry. Send carbon copies to
the comma-separated list of addresses in cc-list.
-C comments Include a Comments: header entry with the string
value comments.
-d Debug. Display information on processing steps.
-f from-name Replace the user name in the From: header entry
with from-name.
If the user is x@y, and the user name is MrX, then
the default From: line is:
From: x@y (MrX) .
The option -f Joe changes it to:
From: x@y (Joe)
-F from-addr Replace the address in the From: header entry with
from-addr. In the -f example above, -F a@b
changes the original entry to
From: a@b (MrX)
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-i in-reply-to Include the In-Reply-To: header entry with the
string value in-reply-to. This is usually used to
identify a message that you are replying to.
-r replyto Include the Reply-To: header entry with the single
address given in replyto. This is the address
where replies will usually be sent, instead of to
the address given in the From: header entry, very
common with mailing lists.
-R references Include a References: header entry containing the
string value references.
-s subject Include a Subject: header entry containing the
value subject. If this option is omitted, the
message is sent without a subject entry.
Operands [Toc] [Back]
fastmail recognizes the following operands:
address-list A list of one or more blank-separated addresses
for the To: header line. These are the principal
recipients of the message.
filename Either the name of a file containing the message,
or a dash (-) to read from standard input.
EXAMPLES [Toc] [Back]
A Fully Specified Command
This command has every option specified.
fastmail \
-b "bcc1,bcc2,bcc3,bcc4" \
-C "Just a Comment" \
-c "cc1,cc2,cc3,cc4" \
-d \
-F [email protected] \
-f My Name \
-i "Your recent message" \
-R REF:13579 \
-r oscar \
-s "Testing fastmail" \
message-file \
addr1 addr2 addr3 addr4
The online execution displays the following debug messages:
Mailing to addr1,addr2,addr3,addr4 cc1,cc2,cc3,cc4 bcc1,bcc2,bcc
3,bcc4 [via sendmail]
cat /tmp/fastmail.5578 message-file | /usr/sbin/sendmail addr1,a
ddr2,addr3,addr4 cc1,cc2,cc3,cc4 bcc1,bcc2,bcc3,bcc4
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The received message has the following relevant header entries:
From [email protected] Tue Oct 22 21:14:04 EDT 1996
Subject: Testing fastmail
From: [email protected] (My Name)
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected]
Cc: [email protected], [email protected],
[email protected], [email protected]
References: REF:13579
In-Reply-To: Your recent message
Comments: Just a Comment
The Bcc: header entry is not transmitted.
A Batch Process [Toc] [Back]
Suppose you are user big on machine big-machine and you have a shell
script named batch-mail that contains the following lines:
#
# Batch Mail - batch mailing of a file to a LOT of users
#
# Usage: batch-mail "<from>" "<subject>" <filename>
sender_copy=$LOGIN
replyto=The-Mr-Big-list
fastmail -b $sender_copy -r $replyto -f "$1" -s "$2" $3 person1
sleep 10
fastmail -r $replyto -f "$1" -s "$2" $3 person2
sleep 10
fastmail -r $replyto -f "$1" -s "$2" $3 person3
sleep 10
fastmail -r $replyto -f "$1" -s "$2" $3 person4
The command:
batch-mail "Mr. Big" "Warning to all" warning.text
would mail a copy of the warning.text file to person1, person2,
person3, and person4, staggered ten seconds apart.
$LOGIN would also silently receive a copy of the first message in the
mail. Each resultant message would include the header lines:
From: big@big-machine (Mr. Big)
Subject: Warning to all
Reply-To: The-Mr-Big-list
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FILES [Toc] [Back]
/etc/mail/aliases sendmail aliases file.
/usr/sbin/sendmail Mail transport agent.
/tmp/fastmail.pid Temporary file.
AUTHOR [Toc] [Back]
fastmail was developed by HP.
SEE ALSO [Toc] [Back]
elm(1), sendmail(1M).
RFC 822 "Standard for the Format of Internet Text Messages"
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