I hate the stupid Net::SMTP subject field doesn't show

[Almir]

Everything else works but the subject field doesn't show. Has anyone
else had the same problem, or maybe got the solution somehow???? Any
help appreciated...

$smtp = Net::SMTP->new(mine.your.com);
$smtp->mail ($mailfrom);
#the administrator's email goes here
$smtp->to('mine\@your.com');
$smtp->data();
$smtp->datasend("To: mine\@your.com\n");
$smtp->datasend("\n");
$smtp->datasend("\n");

something within these lines should be the answer...

[Kimberly Murphy-Smith]

When I retrieved my latest USENET messages, I saw that
[email]almir_7@yahoo.com[/email] (Almir) wrote:

>Everything else works but the subject field doesn't show. Has anyone
>else had the same problem, or maybe got the solution somehow???? Any
>help appreciated...
>
>$smtp = Net::SMTP->new(mine.your.com);
>$smtp->mail ($mailfrom);
>#the administrator's email goes here
>$smtp->to('mine\@your.com');
>$smtp->data();
>$smtp->datasend("To: mine\@your.com\n");
>$smtp->datasend("\n");
>$smtp->datasend("\n");
>
>something within these lines should be the answer...

We use Mail::Sendmail for mailing w/in most of our scripts, and it
works well--have you tried that?


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[Tim Heaney]

[email]almir_7@yahoo.com[/email] (Almir) writes:

> Everything else works but the subject field doesn't show. Has anyone
> else had the same problem, or maybe got the solution somehow???? Any
> help appreciated...

You can add a subject line (or any other header line) anywhere before
the first blank line. You probably also want to end and quit.

> $smtp = Net::SMTP->new(mine.your.com);
> $smtp->mail ($mailfrom);
> #the administrator's email goes here
> $smtp->to('mine\@your.com');
> $smtp->data();
> $smtp->datasend("To: mine\@your.com\n");

$smtp->datasend("Subject: $subject\n");

> $smtp->datasend("\n");
> $smtp->datasend("\n");

$smtp->dataend();

$smtp->quit;

But wouldn't you rather use something a little higher level, such as
Mail::Mailer (part of MailTools) or the aforementioned Mail::Sendmail?

Tim

[Almir]

I'm have windows xp as my OS so some of these things wont work as if
in unix based systems.
I know that -> $smtp->datasend("Subject: $subject\n"); will insert a
subject field in the body of a message, but i want it in the header.
I'm dealing with a variable that needs to be put into subject field,
it will vary of course from time to time, from email to email. Is
there a line of code that i could use or alter to use in the script i
already have Net::SMTP or do i need to look into somethings else. I
have all the variables parsed so i don't need one of those hashes or
arrays to parse and send in the body as it would be in the
header...any ideas??????? thx

[Juha Laiho]

[email]almir_7@yahoo.com[/email] (Almir) said:

>I'm have windows xp as my OS so some of these things wont work as if
>in unix based systems.
>I know that -> $smtp->datasend("Subject: $subject\n"); will insert a
>subject field in the body of a message, but i want it in the header.

No, datasend will do headers as well as content.
Everything up to the first empty line (line with only \n on it)
are headers, and everything after the first empty line is message body.

So, if you have
$smtp->datasend("To: $to_addr\n");
$smtp->datasend("\n");
$smtp->datasend("Subject: $subject\n");

the subject will end up in the message body, but if you do
$smtp->datasend("To: $to_addr\n");
$smtp->datasend("Subject: $subject\n");
$smtp->datasend("\n");

then the subject line will be a header line.
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[Tim Heaney]

[email]almir_7@yahoo.com[/email] (Almir) writes:

> I'm have windows xp as my OS so some of these things wont work as if
> in unix based systems.

Both Mail::Mailer and Mail::Sendmail work fine in Windows XP.

> I know that -> $smtp->datasend("Subject: $subject\n"); will insert a
> subject field in the body of a message, but i want it in the header.

And using them, with their slightly higher level of abstraction, might
prevent misunderstandings like this.

Tim

[Malice]

$smtp->datasend("To: $to_addr\n"); << Take out the \n in this line
$smtp->datasend("Subject: $subject\n"); << And in this line.
$smtp->datasend("\n");

Worked for me.

Malice