mal command ...contetnts format in the email

[Manuales]

Hi ...
how can i separate lines in the contents of each mail i send, i mean if i put:

$mail_alert contents:
Patito
Gatito
Librito
Lapicito
mailsito
botellita

mailx -s "Alert" $mail_ < $HOME/$scripts/$mail_alert

the mail arrive with next format:
Patito Gatito Librito Lapicito mailsito botellita

how do i must to do for the mail arrive like next:
Patito
Gatito
Librito
Lapicito
mailsito
botellita

Thanks,Manuales.

[David Bellamy · Accepted solution]

Manuales i assume that the names in the $mail_alert file are the users that you want to sent an alert to. if this is the case you need to setup an alias group file and put the names in it. here are the steps.
1. edit the aliases file in /etc/mail and add an entry like the following:
mailusers::include:/home/xxxx/mailusers.
2. create mailusers file and add names.
3. Run newaliases command.

[Sandman!]

Manuales,

Run ux2dos utility and send it using mailx...something like:

# echo $mail_alert | ux2dos | mailx -s "Alert" $mail_

cheers!

[Ivan Ferreira]

I have tested on my system and the file format arrives correctly. How do you generate the $mail_alert file? Have you tried with another mail client program?

[Geoff Wild]

I think it is how you are generating/reading the file - IE setting the $mail_alert

If you just input redirect the file - it should work:

# cat /home/gwild/alert
Patito
Gatito
Librito
Lapicito
mailsito
botellita


mailx -s "Alert" gwild@mydomain.com
Rgds...Geoff

[Arturo Galbiati]

hi,
mailx -s "Alert" $mail_ <Patito
Gatito
Librito
Lapicito
mailsito
botellita
END_OF_DATA

HTH,
Art

[RAC_1]

od -c $HOME/$scripts/$mail_alert

Hoe does it look??