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- GBMailer for Windows 95/NT
- May 1998 version 1.11
-
- Author:
- Goran Boban
- gboban@cursor.hr
-
- Freeware.
- Permition to freely use and distribute GBMailer version 1.11 is granted.
-
-
-
- 1. Description
- --------------
-
- GBMailer is command-line mailer wich will send an text file as mail.
- It is written to be executed from CGI-scripts, but it can be ussed for
- any other purpose.
-
- See history.txt for list of removed bugs in this revision.
- See todo.txt for list of things I want to implement in future.
-
- NOTE: Be sure to read Bugs section (section 2.) of this readme file before
- mailing bug reports or questions about using GBMailer
-
- USSAGE:
-
- gbmail [-v] -file <filename> [-h <smtp.server.name>] [-p <port_number>]
- [-from <address>] -to <address list...> [-cc <address list...>]
- [-bcc <address list>] [-s <Subject>] [-t <timeout>]
-
-
- OPTIONS:
-
- -v verbose output.
-
- -file REQUIRED Name of text file to send as message body.
- If this option is not set GBMailer will
- report an error.
-
- -h Name of SMTP server to connect. If this option is not set
- GBMailer will assume 'localhost'.
-
- -p Port number for SMTP protocol. Port is set to 25 by default.
-
- -from An optional e-mail ddress of sender. If not set GBMailer
- will try to assume an e-mail address by combinating name of
- current user and name of local machine.
- You should set this option in most cases.
-
- -to REQUIRED E-mail addres (or addresses) of recipient(s).
- At least one address must cast after -to switch.
-
- -cc (carbon copy) E-mail addresses of recipients which will be listed
- in Cc: field.
-
- -bcc (blind carbon copy) E-mail addresses of recipients which you don't
- want to be listed in message which will be sent.
-
- -s Subject of message.
-
- -t Timeout for socket operations (in seconds). Set to 300 secs by
- default.
-
-
- EXAMPLE:
-
- gbmail -file message.txt -h smtp.server.com -from me@my.machine.com -to you@your.machine.com -s "Hello there"
-
-
- 2. Bugs
- -------
-
- Please send bug reports and sugestions to:
-
- gboban@cursor.hr
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE: When sending bug reports or questions on using GBMailer please
- be sure to include following information:
-
- - Program name (GBMailer in this case)
- - Program version (1.11)
- - OS you are using
- - Version of OS you are using (you can include build number and service
- pack number)
- - How did you invoke gbmail.exe (from command-line or from script, if
- from script please send me name of interpreter and version)
- - Problem you want to report
-
- You may include any other information you find relevant (or you think it may be
- relevant) for this problem.
- Also be sure to use correct e-mail address (in From: or Reply to: field) so I
- can send you answer.
-
-
-