Command Line Gmail Using msmtp/nail
return to CategoryUbuntuAlthough I prefer nail, there is also a mailx version of this script available here: UbuntuCommandLineGmail
Now Available: Install Script
Source: setup_gmail_command_line.shDownload: ubuntu_gmail_nail-v1.0.sh
Installation
1. Download the script from http://code.google.com/p/klenwell/downloads/list. (Next steps assume you download it to dir /tmp.2. To completely automate installation, update your gmail settings at top of script:
$ gedit /tmp/ubuntu_gmail_nail-v1.0.sh
3. Make script executable and run with install command:
$ chmod 755 /tmp/ubuntu_gmail_nail-v1.0.sh $ /tmp/ubuntu_gmail_nail-v1.0.sh install
Usage
Send a file with an attachment$ echo -e "testing email from the command line" > /tmp/test_email $ nail -s "nail gmail test" -a /tmp/test_email YOURNAME@gmail.com < /tmp/test_email $ tail /tmp/msmtp.log
Manual Installation
Instructions on how to configure Ubuntu to enable email to be sent from the command line using your Gmail account. This is especially useful for automating local backups and other scripts.
This guide covers using the nail program, which is my client of choice but is no longer in the main repositories. (Apparently, it is now known as heirloom mailx.) Find a guide for using mailx, which is part of the current Ubuntu repositories, here: Command Line Gmail Using msmtp/mailx
Overview
1. Add Breezy Repositories for Nail to Apt Sources2. Install Necessary Packages
3. Configure msmtp
4. Configure nail
5. Test
Steps
1. Install Necessary Packages
Edit your source list:$ sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list
Add the following lines to the bottom of your sources.list file. These will enable you to apt-get nail:
# breezy repositories (added to install nail) # see http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/releases/ for more info deb http://old-releases.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/ breezy universe
Don't forget to update:
$ sudo apt-get update
2. Install Necessary Packages
$ sudo apt-get install msmtp nail
3. Configure msmtp
Create a new msmtp config file:$ gedit ~/.msmtprc
Copy the following lines. Replace UPPERCASE text with your personal settings:
# config options: http://msmtp.sourceforge.net/doc/msmtp.html#A-user-configuration-file defaults logfile /tmp/msmtp.log # isp account account isp auth login host SMTP.YOURISP.COM port 25 user YOURNAME@ISP.COM from YOURNAME@ISP.COM password YOURPASSWORD # gmail account account gmail auth on host smtp.gmail.com port 587 user YOURNAME@gmail.com password YOURPASSWORD from YOURNAME@gmail.com tls on tls_trust_file /usr/share/ca-certificates/mozilla/Equifax_Secure_CA.crt # set default account to use (from above) account default : gmail
Change permission on this file or msmtp will complain:
$ chmod 600 ~/.msmtprc
4. Configure nail
Open nail config file:$ gedit ~/.mailrc
Copy the following lines and replace UPPERCASE text with your personal settings:
# set smtp for nail
# ref: http://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=4531994&amp;amp;amp;amp;postcount=6
# gmail account (default)
# $ nail -s "subject line" -a /path/file recipient@email.com < /path/body.txt
set from="YOURNAME@gmail.com (YOURNAME)"
set sendmail="/usr/bin/msmtp"
set message-sendmail-extra-arguments="-a gmail"
# isp account (add -A option to command line)
# $ nail -A isp -s "subject line" -a /path/file recipient@email.com < /path/body.txt
account isp {
set from="YOURNAME@ISP.COM"
set sendmail="/usr/bin/msmtp"
set message-sendmail-extra-arguments="-a isp"
}5. Test
Send a test message to your gmail account:$ echo -e "testing email from the command line" > /tmp/test_email
$ nail -s "nail gmail test" YOURNAME@gmail.com < /tmp/test_email
$ nail -s "nail gmail test" YOURNAME@gmail.com < /tmp/test_email
Check your gmail account and you should have a message from yourself. You can also check your log:
$ tail /tmp/msmtp.log
References
http://www.klenwell.com/press/2009/03/ubuntu-email-with-nail/http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=780509
http://phosphorusandlime.blogspot.com/2008/05/ubuntu-command-line-email.html
http://linux.die.net/man/1/nail
http://heirloom.sourceforge.net/mailx.html
http://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/Msmtp
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