how to get cron to email a file as an attachment every day?

"George Sexton" <gsexton RemoveThis @mhsoftware.com> wrote in message
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 > On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:54:40 +0100, abc wrote:
 >
  >> anybody know the easiest way to send a file from a linux server ever day?
  >> it would need to be an attachment to an email.
  >> i am assuming the command 'mail' is used, but cant work out how to do it
  >> beyond that - the attachment is sent as text in the body of the email
  >> cheers
 >
 > Use the -a switch:
 >
 > mail -s "my Subject" -a MyAttachment myaddress RemoveThis @mydomain.com
 >
 > when in doubt "man mail" to view the man page.

hmmm thanks for that but i dont appear to have a -a funtion on my mail
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On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 17:33:24 +0100, abc wrote:

 >
 >
 > hmmm thanks for that but i dont appear to have a -a funtion on my mail
 > command.

Do you have nail?

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"abc" <abc RemoveThis @def.com> wrote in message news:2rgc6lF19r9o4U1@uni-berlin.de...
 >
 > "George Sexton" <gsexton RemoveThis @mhsoftware.com> wrote in message
 > news:pan.2004.09.23.15.17.28.680386@mhsoftware.com...
  > > On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 15:54:40 +0100, abc wrote:
  > >
   > >> anybody know the easiest way to send a file from a linux server ever
day?
   > >> it would need to be an attachment to an email.
   > >> i am assuming the command 'mail' is used, but cant work out how to do
it
   > >> beyond that - the attachment is sent as text in the body of the email
   > >> cheers
  > >
  > > Use the -a switch:
  > >
  > > mail -s "my Subject" -a MyAttachment myaddress RemoveThis @mydomain.com
  > >
  > > when in doubt "man mail" to view the man page.
 >
 > hmmm thanks for that but i dont appear to have a -a funtion on my mail
 > command.
Try nail, info at
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George Sexton wrote:

 > On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 17:33:24 +0100, abc wrote:
 >
 >
  >>
  >>hmmm thanks for that but i dont appear to have a -a funtion on my mail
  >>command.
 >
 >
 > Do you have nail?
 >

How about using a here-document?
The following works for me.

Change the addressee, from headers and all that.


#! /bin/bash
#
# IRSforms -- reminder run from cron to mail IRS 1040ES forms
#
#
#
/usr/sbin/sendmail nobody.TakeThisOut@example.com <<End-of-Message
To: nobody.TakeThisOut@example.com
From: reminder-service.TakeThisOut@example.com
Subject: [Reminder] IRS 1040ES due quarterly

This is your reminder that IRS forms and a check is
due quarterly.

15-Apr, 15-Jun, 15-Sep, 15-Jan.
To keep the books looking better, pay the 15-Jan
payment in December (keep it in the same year!).


Regards,
The reminder service
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