1DBFORMMAIL(1)         User Contributed Perl Documentation        DBFORMMAIL(1)
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NAME

6       dbformmail - write a shell script that will send e-mail to many people
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SYNOPSIS

9       dbformmail [-m MECHANISM] format_file.txt
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DESCRIPTION

12       Read a ``form mail'' message from the file FORMAT_FILE.TXT, filling in
13       underscore-preceded column-names with data.  Output a shell script
14       which will send each message through some mail transport MECHANISM.
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16       Do not use this program for evil or I will have to come over and have
17       words with you.
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19       Note that this program does NOT actually SEND the mail.  It writes a
20       shell script that will send the mail for you.  I recommend you save it
21       to a file, check it (one last time!), then run it with sh.
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23       Unlike most Fsdb programs, this program does not output a FSDB file.
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OPTIONS

26       -m MECHANISM
27           Select the mail-sending mechanism.  Choose "Mail" or "sendmail".
28           Defaults to "Mail".
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30       This module also supports the standard fsdb options:
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32       -d  Enable debugging output.
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34       -i or --input InputSource
35           Read from InputSource, typically a file name, or "-" for standard
36           input, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or Fsdb::BoundedQueue
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39       -o or --output OutputDestination
40           Write to OutputDestination, typically a file name, or "-" for
41           standard output, or (if in Perl) a IO::Handle, Fsdb::IO or
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44       --autorun or --noautorun
45           By default, programs process automatically, but Fsdb::Filter
46           objects in Perl do not run until you invoke the run() method.  The
47           "--(no)autorun" option controls that behavior within Perl.
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49       --help
50           Show help.
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52       --man
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SAMPLE USAGE

56   Input:
57           #fsdb account passwd uid gid fullname homedir shell
58           johnh * 2274 134 John_Heidemann /home/johnh /bin/bash
59           greg * 2275 134 Greg_Johnson /home/greg /bin/bash
60           root * 0 0 Root /root /bin/bash
61           # this is a simple database
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63       Sample form (in the file form.txt):
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65           To: _account
66           From: the sysadmin <root>
67           Subject: time to change your password
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69           Please change your password regularly.
70           Doesn't this message make you feel safer?
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72   Command:
73           cat DATA/passwd.fsdb | dbformmail form.txt >outgoing.sh
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75   Output (in outgoing.sh):
76           #!/bin/sh
77           sendmail 'johnh' <<'END'
78           To: johnh
79           From: the sysadmin <root>
80           Subject: time to change your password
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82           Please change your password regularly.
83           Doesn't this message make you feel safer?
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85           END
86           sendmail 'greg' <<'END'
87           (etc.)
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89       And to send the mail, run
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91           sh outgoing.sh
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SEE ALSO

94       Fsdb.
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97       Copyright (C) 1991-2018 by John Heidemann <johnh@isi.edu>
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99       This program is distributed under terms of the GNU general public
100       license, version 2.  See the file COPYING with the distribution for
101       details.
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