Send Mail using mutt in linux

Install Mutt

sudo apt-get install mutt

Configuration Mutt, for this run below command and add some credentials

nano ~/.muttrc

# Account settings

set from = "yourmail@gmail.com"

set realname = "Your name"

set imap_user = "yourmail@gmail.com"

set imap_pass = "yourpassword"

set folder = "imaps://imap.gmail.com:993"

set spoolfile = "+INBOX"

set postponed = "+[Gmail]/Drafts"

# SMTP settings

set smtp_url = "smtps://yourmail@gmail.com@smtp.gmail.com:465/"

set smtp_pass = "yourpassword"

set ssl_force_tls = yes

# Set header information

set edit_headers = yes

# Avoid certificate check (Use carefully)

set ssl_verify_host = no

set ssl_verify_dates = no

Give Permission

sudo chmod 600 ~/.muttrc

Send mail with terminal

echo "Email body text" | mutt -s "Subject" -a /home/pc/Public/neeraj/bash_scripts/bkp.zip -- yourmail@gmail.com -y

Sending mail with bash script file

Create a bash file with any name like send_mail.sh

send_mail.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

RECIPIENT_ADDRESS="youreceivermail@gmail.com"

SUBJECT='Test Mail'

BODY="THis is body"

MAIL_CONTENT_FILE='/home/pc/Public/neeraj/bash_scripts/bkp.zip'

echo $BODY | mutt -s $SUBJECT -a $MAIL_CONTENT_FILE -- $RECIPIENT_ADDRESS -y

Give 600 permission to send_mail.sh for this run below command

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