Admin/pmail

send email plaform independently

#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# $Id$
# Author: Gerwin Klein, TU Muenchen
# License: GPL (GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE)
#
# DESCRIPTION: send email platform independently.

PRG="$(basename "$0")"

function usage()
{
  echo
  echo "Usage: $PRG subject recipient body"
  echo
  echo "  Send email platform independently. Body is a file."
  echo
  exit 1
}

function fail()
{
  echo "$1" >&2
  exit 2
}

## main

# argument checking

[ "$1" = "-?" ] && usage
[ "$#" != "3" ] && usage

SUBJECT=$1
TO=$2
BODY=$3

[ -r $BODY ] || fail "could not read $BODY"

case `uname` in
    Linux*)
    mail -s "$SUBJECT" $TO <$BODY
    ;;

    SunOS*)
    mail -t $TO <<EOF
Subject: $SUBJECT

`cat $BODY`
EOF
    ;;

    *)  
    fail "unkown platform"
    ;;
esac