swaks:tldr:32a71
swaks: Deliver a standard test email, requiring CRAM-MD5 authentication as user `me@example.com`. An "X-Test" header will be added to the email body.
$ swaks --to ${user@example-com} --from ${me@example-com} --auth ${CRAM-MD5} --auth-user ${me@example-com} --header-X-Test "${test_email}"
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This command is using the swaks (Swiss Army Knife for SMTP) tool to send an email.
Here's a breakdown of the command and its options:
swaks: The command to execute the swaks tool.--to ${user@example-com}: Sets the "To" address for the email. Replace${user@example-com}with the actual receiver's email address.--from ${me@example-com}: Sets the "From" address for the email. Replace${me@example-com}with the actual sender's email address.--auth ${CRAM-MD5}: Specifies the authentication method. In this case, it's set to CRAM-MD5, which is a secure, challenge-response authentication mechanism.--auth-user ${me@example-com}: Specifies the username to use for authentication. Replace${me@example-com}with the actual sender's email address.--header-X-Test "${test_email}": Adds a custom header called "X-Test" to the email. The value of the header is taken from the variable${test_email}.
You may need to replace the placeholder values ${user@example-com}, ${me@example-com}, and ${test_email} with actual values specific to your email requirements.
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.