Re: [msmtp-users] msmtp queueing

[cg <namtok@...135...>]

Hello Kim,

There is a new version of msmtpq/msmtpQ - quite a bit more recent than
15 Mar 2008 - I trust you're using that one. The newest version deals
with some timing issues - the inherent delay of sending out a long
mail (or one with a big attachment) and better locking of the queue.

As you're using mutt, it seems to me that creating macros to run
msmtpq is the most direct approach. No need, I think, to set up a cron
job. The latest versions of the scripts will run/flush the queue after
sending out a message, but it's easy enough to trigger a run with
these macros :

macro index,pager "\eg" \
  "<shell-escape>/usr/local/bin/msmtpq -d<enter>"\
  "display msmtp queue"
macro index,pager  "\eG" \
  "<shell-escape>/usr/local/bin/msmtpq -r<enter>"\
  "run msmtp queue"

I've bound them to <esc>g and <esc>G respectively, but, obviously, you
can use what suits ...

The new script has combined the previous two scripts and uses separate
entry points (a symlink).

Let us know how it goes.

Best wishes,

Chris

On Sun 26.Sep'10 at 23:05:43 -0700, Kim C. Callis wrote:
> I just ran across an email posting dated 15 Mar 2008 from Chris
> Gianniotis giving the script for msmtpq and msmtpQ. After a little
> cleaning of the script (insofar as adding #. etc), I have found that
> is something that I have been looking to do for a long time. I have
> finally motivated myself to get away from gui based mailers and have
> returned back to mutt after a long hiatus.
> 
> The script is working nearly flawlessly, but I just needed a little
> clarification on the execution. Assume that I have mail that is
> queued, and I finally get back on-line. Do I need to manually start
> /usr/local/bin/msmtpq -r or is there some easy way to let mutt
> automatically send out the message?
> 
> I am using a combination of mutt, offlineimap and of course, msmtp. I
> suppose that I could create a macro under mutt, but I was just
> checking to see if that was already in place, and then I could just
> cron it.



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