Node interface to Linux sendmail command.
npm install @ig3/sendmailThis is a very simple interface to the Linux sendmail command for sending
email.
Ensure a compatible sendmail command is installed.
* Sendmail
* postfix
* exim
* anything else that provides a compatible sendmail executable
```
$ npm install @ig3/sendmail
``
const sendmail = require('@ig3/sendmail');
sendmail({
from: 'from@example.com',
to: 'to@example.com',
subject: 'Test subject',
body: 'The body of the email'
})
.then(() => {
console.log('The email has been sent');
})
.catch(err => {
console.log('Attempt to send email failed with error: ', err);
});
The sendmail function requires an options object as sole argument.
It returns a Promise that resolves after the email has been sent (i.e. the
sendmail command has been run successfully to send the email, which maysendmail
result in the email being queued rather than sent immediately, depending on
the command implementation.
#### options
##### from
The email address the email is to be from. This must be a single email
address, as a string;
##### replayTo
The email address that replies should be sent to. This must be a single
email address, as a string.
##### to
The email addresses the email should be sent to. This may be a single email
address as a string or an array of one or more email addresses.
##### cc
Email addresses the email should be copied to. This may be a single email
address as a string or an array of zero or more email addresses.
##### bcc
Email addresses the email should be blind copied to. This may be a single
email address as a string or an array of zero or more email addresses.
##### subject
The subject of the email, as a string.
##### path
Path to the sendmail command, as a string. Default is 'sendmail'.
##### envelopeFrom
The envelope from address, passed as value of option -f of the sendmail`
command, to set the envelope 'from' address, distinct from the header
'From' address.
##### bodyType
This may be set to 'html' to send a multipart email with an html part and
optional plain text part (see plaintext).
##### body
This is the text of the body of the email as a string.
##### plaintext
This is the text of the plain text body of the email, as a string.
If bodyType is 'html' then this may be set to include an alternate plain
text part.