Example mailx letter

Here is an example of a simple email written using the mailx command:

Subject: Test Email

From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2023 14:30:00 +0000

Dear Recipient,

This is a test email sent using the mailx command. I hope it reaches you successfully!

Best regards, Your Name

End of Message

To send this email using mailx, you would use the following command:

mailx -s "Test Email" [email protected] << EOF
From: [email protected]
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2023 14:30:00 +0000

Dear Recipient,

This is a test email sent using the `mailx` command. I hope it reaches you successfully!

Best regards,
Your Name
EOF

Here's a breakdown of the command:

• mailx: the command to send an email
• -s "Test Email": sets the subject of the email
• [email protected]: the email address of the recipient
• << EOF: begins the email body, which is defined by the text that follows
• From: [email protected]: sets the sender's email address
• Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2023 14:30:00 +0000: sets the date and time of the email
• The rest of the text is the email body, which is formatted as a plain text message.

Note that the mailx command is often aliased to mail or sendmail on many systems, so you may need to use one of those commands instead. Additionally, the syntax may vary slightly depending on the specific implementation of mailx on your system.