[comp.sys.next] Can I get Mail to "send to a file"?

anthonjw@clutx.clarkson.edu (Jason W. Anthony) (03/16/91)

Is there any way to modify the behavior of mail so that you can deliver mail
to any arbitrary address to a file?  I know you can change the program used
to send mail in Preferences, but I'm not sure how I would actually get a hold 
of the file to be sent.

I am using a standalone NeXTstaion and am trying to find an easy way to send
and receive mail using NeXT's App through a modem.  I can now easily get the
mail down to the NeXT into /usr/spool/mail.  I now would like an easy way to
get it up, and sending it to a file and then automating an upload seems
possible.

Does anyone have any ideas on doing this?  Can the current sendmail program
me modified to do this?  Does the program specified in Preferences for sending
mail simply get passed the file via stdin?  Ideally, I would like to be able
to send NeXTmail too.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Using NeXTstation 2.0 standard.

(Currently I am unable to get a UUCP hookup... I know that would be best!)

Thank you!

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Jason W. Anthony         anthonjw@clutx.clarkson.edu      ////  /|
Computer Engineering                                       /   / |
Clarkson University, Potsdam N.Y.                       / /   /--|
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