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Re: CygWin and email clients


Jeremy T. Harrison wrote:
> I have tried with varied success to use "ssmtp" and "email" as my email
> send applications under CygWin.  For what ssmtp was designed to do, it
> works fine, but, doesn't meet my requirements; "email" seems to be a
> stepchild of sorts, and does not meet my needs (it doesn't support TLS),
> though I do very much like its flexibility otherwise.
> 
> Are any CygWin users out there using a command line e-mail application?
> My requirements are basically, that I can send e-mail from the command
> line (i.e. from within scripts and from crontab); include attachments;
> and, use different ports as well as TLS.
> 
> I have read variously of scripts to run ssmtp with attachments; but I
> have not come across any of those scripts.  If anyone might be able to
> direct me to such a script I would be grateful!  Notwithstanding, if
> anyone has a different email solution - that meets requirements
> comparable to mine - I would appreciate learning how you meet your
> needs.


Don't know if either of these meet your requirements but the distribution
does contain 'mutt' and 'pine'.


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A: Yes.
> Q: Are you sure?
>> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
>>> Q: Why is top posting annoying in email?

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