elm and Log files

[Tracey]

We use elm to attached data files and email them within cron jobs. The output of these commands is a long string of the main elm screen. The command format that we use is:

elm -s "Subject" tracey
Is there a "silent" mode for elm, so I can get rid of these log file eyesores, but still see if it was successfull or not?

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hi,

Try mailx -s "subject
-USA..

[Tracey]

I just tried that - all it does is email me the file with the include statements in it. My elms are attached anywhere from 1 to 12 files to each email.

[Uday_S_Ankolekar]

Hi,
Did you try with uuencode?

uuencode file file |mailx -m -s "subject' mailid

-USA..

[Tracey]

I tried that, it only attached the second file, not both files.

[Deshpande Prashant]

HI
#uuencode file file |mailx -m -s "subject' Email_id

In above command the and need to be same single file.
If you need multiple files to be send loop in a script.

#---
for i in `ls file*`
{
uuencode $i $i |mailx -m -s "subject' mailid
}

#--
Thanks.
Prashant.

[Tracey]

If I sent each file in a seperate email, I do beleive my users would hunt me down!

I also read in the uuencode man page that uuencode-ing a file will increase the file size by about 35%. (Not good for my laptop users)

Thanks for you help.

[Mary Ann Lipa]

Hello,

why don't you try an tar all the files first, merge as one tar file and then send it via the above procedures...

mailx -s "subject" tracey < [include_tar_file]





d_b

[Tracey]

Tar'ring the files would work if I was sending it to another Unix box, but I am sending it to Microsoft Exchange mailboxes that are using Outlook 2000 to read their messages. As far as I know there is no easy way for my users to untar a file, is there? Keep in mind that I am happy if these users can open the attachment up without calling me with questions! :)