Caesar

A command line e-mail helper

Usage

Save email id and password in a configuration file. Henceforth, password for email id will be extracted from file itself. Don’t worry about password readibility in configuration file, it’s encoded.

$:  caesar -sc abc@gmail.com
Enter password:

Save server settings, IP and port number to send mail using the mailing client. The first value given eg: ‘ymail’ in following sample will be used henceforth for referring the server’s settings.

$:  caesar -ss ymail smtp.mail.yahoo.com 587

To further use this server settings for mailing,

$:  caesar -c ymail

This will allow sending mail using a yahoo email id

With caesar sending a single line mail is as easy as blinking an eye.

$:  caesar -m 'Your message here'
Enter recipients address: abc@yahoo.com
Give a subject: Subject here
Enter login details
Email: abc@gmail.com
Mail sent

Add all files to be attached in one go!

$:  caesar -f file1.txt file2.py
Enter recipients address: abc@yahoo.com
Give a subject: Attaching files
Enter login details
Email: abc@gmail.com
Mail sent

Type your message in editor along with attachments

$: caesar -f IMG.jpg -e -m 'hey'
Enter recipients address: abc@yahoo.com
###Message opens up in vim here###
Give a subject: hi
Enter login details
Email: abc@gmail.com
Mail sent

This is not it, you can mix and match options according to your need. Send message along with attachments or open an editor for typing message.

$:  caesar -m 'Your message here' -f file1 file2

OR

$:  caesar -m 'Your message here' -f file1 file2 -e

Enjoy e-mailing!!!