Sending thru VMS [SMTP] mail as an attachment?

[Zia_Ahmad]

Does anyone know how I can send via SMTP [VMS mail] as an attachment.
This works on a Multinet[v4.4]Vms[7.3-2]:
Mail/Sub="test"/type=1/for file.txt "z@z.com"
[/type=1/for are undocumented]

But does not work on a VMS 7.3-2 using TCPIP 5.4 ECO 5 system [file shows up in the message body].

[John Gillings]

Zia,

Two supported methods:

Use the MIME utility to create a mime encoded file containing your attachments then send the file using a normal MAIL command. (Make sure you have the latest MIME patch).

Use the SMTP_SFF utility to send your mime encoded file - see documentation:

HP TCP/IP Services for OpenVMS User's Guide
Section 5.9 SMTP SFF (Send From File)

[John Gillings]

There's some more detail, and an example at

http://h71000.www7.hp.com/wizard/wiz_4492.html

[labadie_1]

My preferred way is

Example-C,C++ SMTP Mail Message Sender With MIME File Attachments

http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/asktima/communications/009F15E8-A8CE0B38-1C02A1.html

[Dave Laurier]

You may benefit from the sendmail.com script that can be found at http://dcl.openvms.org.

This script allows one to send MIME or SMTP messages and allows files to be attached.

A direct link to the script:

http://dcl.openvms.org/stories.php?story=04/09/22/8507303

[Zia_Ahmad]

I looked over some of the suggestions. The file I am trying to send is a GZIP file and as mentioned earlier from Multinet this shows up as an attachment.
The DCL program [Sendmail.com] is buggy.
Am I missing something? Thanks for all the suggestions.

[Volker Halle]

Zia,

why not use MIME ?

$ MIME:==$SYS$SYSTEM:MIME.EXE

$ MIME
MIME> NEW/NOEDIT file.tmp
MIME> ADD/BIN file.GZIP
MIME> SAVE
$
$ MAIL file.tmp "z@z.com"/SUBJ="Mail with attachment"

MIME is a supported OpenVMS utility.

Volker.

[Dave Laurier]

The sendmail.com DCL command file is using the standard mail or mime utilities. Can you tell what is so buggy about it? What problems do you encounter when using this script?

[Zia_Ahmad]

Hi Volker, I tried your suggestion and no mail showed up at all??
This may be due to some other issue. Sigh.

[Volker Halle]

Zia,

for testing, you can also send this mail to your OpenVMS account:

$ MAIL file.tmp username/SUBJ="Mail with attachment"

Then read and extract the new mail:

$ MAIL
MAIL> READ/NEW
MAIL> EXTRACT/NOHEAD x.x
MAIL> EXIT
$ MIME x.x
MIME> LIST
MIME> EXTRACT/ATTACHMENT=n
MIME> EXIT

This will extract your GZIP file from the mail. And it works, I've used it often enough.

Volker.