FASTMAIL(1L)                                                      FASTMAIL(1L)



NNAAMMEE
       fastmail - quick batch mail interface to a single address

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       ffaassttmmaaiill  [-b  bcc-list]  [-c cc-list] [-C comments] [-d] [-f fromname]
       [-i msg-id]  [-r  replyto]  [-R  references]  [-s  subject]  filename|-
       address-list

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       _F_a_s_t_m_a_i_l  is a low-level interface to the mail system that allows batch
       processing of mail.  It's intended for mailing to very large groups  of
       people in a staggered fashion.

       The starting options are;

       --bb bbcccc--lliisstt
                 This  allows a list of people to receive blind-carbon copies,
                 or BCCs, of the message.  This  list  should  be  full  email
                 addresses.

       --cc cccc--lliisstt
                 This  allows  a  list  of people to receive carbon copies, or
                 CCs,  of  the  message.   This  list  should  be  full  email
                 addresses.

       --CC ccoommmmeennttss
                 This allows a Comments: line to be added to the RFC822 header
                 with any text you desire.

       --dd        Debug.  This is helpful for strange, unfriendly  errors  from
                 the program (etc).

       --ff ffrroomm   This  overrides  the users name in the From: line, so that if
                 the user was x@y, and their name was  MrX  then  the  default
                 From:  line  would be "From: x@y (MrX)".  Using "-f Joe" when
                 invoking this, though, would change it to "From: x@y (Joe)"

       --ii mmssgg--iidd This allows a message-id to which this message refers.

       --rr rreeppllyyttoo
                 Occasionally, you might send mail but want the replies to  go
                 to  a  different  address  (very  common with mailing lists).
                 There is a header for this purpose called  "Reply-To:"  which
                 can  be utilized by using this starting option.  For example,
                 we could send mail with a reply-to to list-request  by  using
                 "-r list-request".  The header generated would then be of the
                 form "Reply-To: list-request".

       --RR rreeffeerreenncceess
                 This allows descriptive/reference text for this message.

       --ss ssuubbjjeecctt
                 The subject of the message is specified by using this  start-
                 ing option.

       Either  the name of the file containing the message, or a - to indicate
       usage of standard-in is required.

EEXXAAMMPPLLEE
       Let's say we're user "big" on machine "big-vax" and  we  have  a  shell
       script called 'batch-mail' that contains the following lines:

          #
          # Batch Mail - batch mailing of a file to a LOT of users
          #
          # Usage: batch-mail "from" "subject" filename

          sender_copy = $LOGIN
          replyto = "The-Mr-Big-list"

          fastmail -b $sender_copy -r $replyto -f "$1" -s "$2" $3 person1
          sleep 10
          fastmail -r $replyto -f "$1" -s "$2" $3 person2
          sleep 10
          fastmail -r $replyto -f "$1" -s "$2" $3 person3
          sleep 10
          fastmail -r $replyto -f "$1" -s "$2" $3 person4

          < etc >

       with the invocation:

          batch-mail "Mr. Big" "Warning to all" warning.text

       would  mail a copy of the 'warning.text' file to person1, person2, per-
       son3, etc.  "$LOGIN" will also receive a copy of the first  message  in
       the mail, _s_i_l_e_n_t_l_y.  Each resultant message will include the headers:

           From: big-vax!big (Mr. Big)
           Subject: Warning to all
           Reply-To: The-Mr-Big-list

       This  program should turn out to be considerably faster than the alter-
       native methods of accomplishing this task.

FFIILLEESS
       /usr/lib/sendmail       sendmail transport if available
       /bin/rmail              transport if no sendmail
       /tmp/fastmail.$$        temporary file

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Elm Development Group

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       sendmail(1), rmail(1), elm(1L)

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       Bill Pemberton  flash@virginia.edu

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       Copyright 1988-1995 by The USENET Community Trust
       Derived from Elm 2.0,  Copyright 1986, 1987 by Dave Taylor



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