sending mail from Batch file [closed]

Question

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?

Answer 1

Blat:

blat -to [email protected] -server smtp.example.com -f [email protected] -subject "subject" -body "body" 

Answer 2

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 = "[email protected]"
$objMailMessage.To.Add("[email protected]")
$objMailMessage.Subject = "eMail subject Notification"
$objMailMessage.Body = "Hello world!"

$smtp.send($objMailMessage)

Answer 3

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 [email protected] ^
    -From [email protected] ^
    -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 ^)}