sending mail from Batch file [closed]

50
votes

We have a script to backup files. After the backup operation is over, we would like to send a report as an email notification to some of our email addresses.

How could this be done?

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windowscommand-linebatch-fileemail-client
I'm confused. He's asking how to send email from a batch file. How is that not a programming question? – RossFabricant
damned it' batch and not bash, forget my comment – chburd
How is that offensive? Explain! – Dirk Vollmar
Why not use the task scheduler? Afaik it can do such a thing. – Joey
@Johannes: You should write that as an answer, it deserves some vote. – Dirk Vollmar

6 Answers

38
votes

Blat:

blat -to user@example.com -server smtp.example.com -f batch_script@example.com -subject "subject" -body "body"
21
votes

You can also use a Power Shell script:

$smtp = new-object Net.Mail.SmtpClient("mail.example.com")

if( $Env:SmtpUseCredentials -eq "true" ) {
    $credentials = new-object Net.NetworkCredential("username","password")
    $smtp.Credentials = $credentials
}
$objMailMessage = New-Object System.Net.Mail.MailMessage
$objMailMessage.From = "script@mycompany.com"
$objMailMessage.To.Add("you@yourcompany.com")
$objMailMessage.Subject = "eMail subject Notification"
$objMailMessage.Body = "Hello world!"

$smtp.send($objMailMessage)
16
votes

PowerShell comes with a built in command for it. So running directly from a .bat file:

powershell -ExecutionPolicy ByPass -Command Send-MailMessage ^
    -SmtpServer server.address.name ^
    -To someone@what.ever ^
    -From noreply@possibly.fake ^
    -Subject Testing ^
    -Body 123

NB -ExecutionPolicy ByPass is only needed if you haven't set up permissions for running PS from CMD

Also for those looking to call it from within powershell, drop everything before -Command [inclusive], and ` will be your escape character (not ^)

8
votes

bmail. Just install the EXE and run a line like this: 

bmail -s myMailServer -f Sender@foo.com -t receiver@foo.com -a "Production Release Performed"
3
votes

We use blat to do this all the time in our environment. I use it as well to connect to Gmail with Stunnel. Here's the params to send a file

blat -to user@example.com -server smtp.example.com -f batch_script@example.com -subject "subject" -body "body" -attach c:\temp\file.txt

Or you can put that file in as the body

blat c:\temp\file.txt -to user@example.com -server smtp.example.com -f batch_script@example.com -subject "subject"
1
votes

There are multiple methods for handling this problem.

My advice is to use the powerful Windows freeware console application SendEmail.

sendEmail.exe -f sender.from@mail.com -o message-file=body.txt -u subject message -t to.email.address@mail.com -a attachment.zip -s smtp.gmail.com:446 -xu gmail.login -xp gmail.password