by can someone please give advice or send a simple
program on how i might accomplish this email
task?
i use a bash shell account and the elm mail
reader. i have written a few very simple
programs to do some minor tasks, but now what
i would like to do is this:
now i write my mail off-line, upload the file, and
mail it through the elm command like this (as you
probably know):
what i would like to do is upload all my mail
files at once using an extension of .elm and then,
(here's where i need your help) i would like to
write some code which will take each file with
the extension of .elm one by one and read an email
address on the first line, then read a subject on
the second line, and then send the whole file to
the address which it read on the first line with
the subject it read on the second line. i'd like
to delete each .elm file as it is sent.
there is also another alternative - answer all my
mail in one file and upload it. in this one file
i would need to have a way for the code to
understand how to separate each letter, identify
where to send it and under what subject header. i
have no idea how i would even begin here ...
i am also open to other ideas ... my objective is
to automate this off-line mailing process so i can
spend minimal time online. i can't run big
software packages on my home terminal - some
things you might want to consider is that i use a
old dos machine and i'll be working in India
where phone service is undependable and long
distance from the village to a provider in the
bigger cities is costly. i need to get on and off
quick with a minimal of hassle.
can anyone send advice or some code i can get
started with? if you can send your reply directly
to me i will appreciate it ... thanks.