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AMC-MAILING(1) Auto Multiple Choice AMC-MAILING(1)

NAME

AMC-mailing - mail PDF annotated completed answer sheets to students

SYNOPSIS

auto-multiple-choice mailing [--xmlargs  args.xml] --projet project-dir --students-list  students-list.csv [--list-encoding encoding] --email-column  col --sender  sender-email --subject subject --text email-body [--debug file.log] [transport arguments...]

DESCRIPTION

The command AMC-mailing.pl sends by email the PDF annotated completed answer sheets to the students. Email addresses are taken from the students list file.
--projet project-dir
Gives the project directory.
--students-list students-list.csv
sets the students list file name.
--list-encoding encoding
selects an encoding for file students-list.csv (default is utf-8).
--email-column col
sets the name of the column containing the email addresses of the students in the students list file.
--sender sender-email
sets the sender email.
--subject subject
sets the subject of the emails to send.
--text email-body
sets the body text of the emails to send.
--transport transport
sets the transport to use. transport may be sendmail or SMTP.
--debug file.log
gives a file to fill with debugging information.

TRANSPORT ARGUMENTS

Depending on the value used for argument transport, the following arguments can be added:

Transport sendmail

--sendmail-path path
sets the path to the sendmail command (defaults to /usr/sbin/sendmail).

Transport SMTP

--smtp-host host
sets the SMTP hostname (defaults to smtp).
--smtp-port port
sets the port to use (default value is 25).

ARGUMENTS IN A XML FILE

To avoid encoding problems, one can place some arguments in a XML file and use the --xmlargs file.xml argument as the first command argument. Here is an exemple of such a file:
 
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<arguments>
  <arg>--sender</arg><arg>Bienvenüe &lt;paamc@passoire.fr&gt;</arg>
  <arg>--text</arg><arg>Voilà votre copie corrigée</arg>
  <arg>--subject</arg><arg>QCM</arg>
</arguments>

AUTHORS

Alexis Bienvenüe <paamc@passoire.fr>
Main author
Jean Bérard
Translation from French
Georges Khaznadar
Translation from French

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2008-2012 Alexis Bienvenüe
 
This document can be used according to the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 or later.
 
06/19/2012 Auto Multiple Choice 1.1.1