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--- cli:emailing_reports [2017/07/27 18:11] – [The TapeTrack SMTP PowerShell Script] Gerard Nicol
+++ cli:emailing_reports [2025/01/21 22:07] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 This can be achieved using the following methods:
-  - Via a command line SMTP agenet such as [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/blat/ |blat]] or mailx.
+  - Via a command line SMTP agent such as [[https://sourceforge.net/projects/blat/ |blat]] or mailx.
   - Via the Send Email action of Windows Scheduler.
   - Via the TapeTrack SMTP PowerShell script.
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 The TapeTrack SMTP PowerShell Script is digitally signed with GazillaByte's code signing certificate, but by default Windows disallows the invocation of all PowerShell scripts.
-To enabled signed scripts:
+To enabled signed scripts, open Windows PowerShell as the Windows Administrator.
+{{:cli:powershell_admin.png}}
-  - Open Windows PowerShell as the Windows Administrator.
+Run the command ''Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned''
-  - Run the command ''Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned''
+{{:cli:powershell_security.png}}
+==== Command Line Arguments ====
+The PowerShell script takes the following arguments:
+  * ''config'' The path to the configuration file.
+  * ''smtpserver''  The IP address or name of the SMTP Server.
+  * ''smtpport''  SMTP Server port.
+  * ''smtpuser'' User-id of the user used to authenticate on the SMTP Server.
+  * ''smtppw'' Password of the user used to authenticate on the SMTP Server.
+  * ''smtpssl'' This enables SSL encryption for the email if required by the SMTP Server.
+<code>
+Powershell.exe -File TMSSSMTP.ps1 -smtpuser tapetrack@gazillabyte.com -smtppw mypassword -smtpssl
+</code>
+==== Configuration File ====
+The Configuration File instructs the script what to send, who to send it to, and who to send it from.
+The file consists of records that contain a control character, followed by an argument. The control character must be in the first byte of each record.
+    * ''F'' From (1 only)
+    * ''T'' To (1 or more)
+    * ''C'' CC (1 or more)
+    * ''S'' Subject (1 only)
+    * ''B'' Body text (1 or more)
+    * ''A'' path to attachment file (1 or more)
+    * ''.'' comment.
+<code>
+Fsomebody@gazillabyte.com
+Tsomebody@gazillabyte.com
+Csomebodyelse@gazillabyte.com
+BPlease see attached file.
+BTo change who receives this email please edit the email.cfg file used by TMSSEmail.ps1
+Ainventory.txt
+SInventory Report
+</code>
+===== Examples =====
+==== Email Scratch Report ====
+<code>
+TMSS10Inventory -S batch:-batch@gazillabyte.tapetrack.com -V "*.*.*@*+Z" > report.txt
+PowerShell -config scratch.cfg -server smtp.tapetrack.com -port 25
+</code>