ahmed-rafiullah/os-lab-project

A shell script that sends mail when any file exceeds a size limit set by the user

OS-Lab-Project

A shell script that sends mail when any file exceeds a size limit set by the user check the ssmtp settings file it is configured for gmail "yourhostname" will be set automatically when you install ssmtp Disable 2-step verification in your google account and enable less secure apps this is required https://www.google.com/settings/security/lesssecureapps

Install ssmtp http://apt.ubuntu.com/p/ssmtp:
sudo apt-get install ssmtp

Edit the ssmtp config file:

gksu gedit /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf

Append the following text:

[email protected]
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:465
rewriteDomain=gmail.com
AuthUser=username
AuthPass=password
FromLineOverride=YES
UseTLS=YES

Run ssmtp and provide the recipient email address:

ssmtp [email protected]

Provide the message details as follows:

To: [email protected]
From: [email protected]
Subject: Sent from a terminal!

Your content goes here. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing.
(Notice the blank space between the subject and the body.)

Press Ctrl + D to send.