Command Reference Guide

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fastmail(1) fastmail(1)
NAME
fastmail - quick batch mail interface
SYNOPSIS
fastmail [-b bcc-list][-c cc-list][-C comments][-f from-name][-F from-addr][-i in-reply-to]
[-r reply-to][-R references][-s subject] filename address-list
DESCRIPTION
The fastmail command is a simple interface to the mail system that allows you to send a message
without the overhead of an interactive mailer. It is particularly efficient in batch-processing mail to very
large groups of people.
All addresses should be full e-mail addresses, sendmail aliases in the /etc/mail/aliases file, or
local login names.
Options
fastmail recognizes the following options:
-b bcc-list Include a Bcc: header entry. Send blind carbon copies to the comma-separated list
of addresses in bcc-list.
-c cc-list Include a Cc: header entry. Send carbon copies to the comma-separated list of
addresses in cc-list.
-C comments Include a Comments: header entry with the string value comments.
-d Debug. Display information on processing steps.
-f from-name Replace the user name in the From: header entry with from-name.
If the user is x@y, and the user name is MrX, then the default From:
line is:
From: x@y (MrX) .
The option -f Joe changes it to:
From: x@y (Joe)
-F
from-addr Replace the address in the
From: header entry with from-addr. In the -f example
above,
-F a@b changes the original entry to
From: a@b (MrX)
-i
in-reply-to Include the In-Reply-To: header entry with the string value in-reply-to. This is
usually used to identify a message that you are replying to.
-r replyto Include the Reply-To: header entry with the single address given in replyto. This
is the address where replies will usually be sent, instead of to the address given in the
From: header entry, very common with mailing lists.
-R references Include a References: header entry containing the string value references.
-s subject Include a Subject: header entry containing the value subject. If this option is
omitted, the message is sent without a subject entry.
Operands
fastmail recognizes the following operands:
address-list A list of one or more blank-separated addresses for the
To: header line. These are
the principal recipients of the message.
filename Either the name of a file containing the message, or a dash (
-) to read from standard
input.
EXAMPLES
A Fully Specified Command
This command has every option specified.
fastmail \
-b "bcc1,bcc2,bcc3,bcc4" \
-C "Just a Comment" \
-c "cc1,cc2,cc3,cc4" \
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