Windows send mail from command line

You can send an email from the Windows command line using the sendmail command or the mail command. Here are the steps:

Method 1: Using the sendmail command

1. Open the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Type the following command and press Enter:

   sendmail -v -f <from_email> -t -i <subject> <message>

   Replace:

• <from_email> with the email address you want to send the email from.
• <subject> with the subject of the email.
• <message> with the body of the email.

Example:

sendmail -v -f [email protected] -t -i "Test email" "This is a test email."

Method 2: Using the mail command

1. Open the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Type the following command and press Enter:

   mail -s <subject> <to_email> <message>

   Replace:

• <subject> with the subject of the email.
• <to_email> with the email address you want to send the email to.
• <message> with the body of the email.

Example:

mail -s "Test email" [email protected] "This is a test email."

Additional options

You can add additional options to customize the email. Here are a few examples:

• -f or --from: Specify the sender's email address.
• -t or --text: Send the email as plain text.
• -i or --interactive: Enable interactive mode, which allows you to enter the email body and subject.
• -v or --verbose: Enable verbose mode, which displays more information about the email sending process.

Note: The sendmail command is not available on all Windows systems, and the mail command may not work if you don't have a mail client installed.