Send Email to all pop3 accounts

[LemonBarley]

as shown here http://www.directadmin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=26890

i personally think its a good function to send all email to all pop3 accounts.

Should be a easy job. DA or some plugin maker experts, we depended on you

 

[DirectAdmin Support]

Hello,

I won't make a decision on this yet, but in the meantime, I've quickly written a simple script for you that can do it.

Create a mail.sh script with the following content

#!/bin/sh

for d in `cat /etc/virtual/domains`; do
{
        if [ ! -e /etc/virtual/$d/passwd ]; then
                continue;
        fi

        for u in `cat /etc/virtual/$d/passwd | cut -d: -f1`; do
        {
                echo "emailing $u@$d ...";
                /usr/sbin/exim $u@$d < msg.txt
        }
        done;
}
done;

and then create a msg.txt file with whatever email content you want, eg:

Subject: this is a mass notice

Hello,
    You've just received a mass email.

chmod the mail.sh to 755, then run it:

./mail.sh

John

 

[nobaloney]

Great work, John. Please consider posting this in the knowledgebase as well.

Thanks!

Jeff

 

[hostpc.com]

oh gawd, PLEASE make sure that is NOT in a user accessible place - it should be owned by root only - not any user.

That COULD be a nightmare if exploited.

 

[DirectAdmin Support]

passwd files require root access, only root (or "mail") can see them.

John