Using -attachmentdir, -zip, and -filemask

• Requirements
  • Working knowledge of creating and editing a batch file.

• Example Download
  A working example can be downloaded, so that you can follow along with the example:
   Click Here (attachmentdir.zip 1KB)
  The downloadable example is a zip file that contains 4 files:
  • watch_attachmentdir.bat - The batch file that will instruct NetMailBot to send the email message.
  • attach1.txt - A file to attach
  • attach2.log - A file that should not be attached
  • attach3.txt - A file to attach

  Instructions for Download and Installation

  • Download the example zip file and save it to your hard drive
  • Create a directory on your C drive named "tmp"
  • Unzip all of the files in the example zip file into the newly created directory c:\tmp.

• Steps
  1. Open Notepad and edit the batch file watch_attachmentdir.bat.

     Some important parameters used in the batch file

     • Change the parameters: -to test@exclamationsoft.com -from test@exclamationsoft.com to your own email address.
     • Change the parameter: -server localhost to your own mail server
     • The parameter -attachmentdir "c:\tmp" specifies a directory to retrieve files to attach from.
     • The parameter -zip instructs NetMailBot to ZIP compress all of the attachments into one ZIP file and send it as the attachment.
     • The parameter -filemask "*.txt" instructs NetMailBot to only watch for files ending with ".txt" the files in the directory "c:\tmp". Only those files will be sent as attachments and deleted after the email is sent.
  2. Execute the batch file by double-clicking it in "My Computer".
  3. Check your email account Inbox for an email containing a single attachment named "attachment.zip"