Mailmeld is a simple command-line tool for performing mail merges. It allows you to send personalized emails to a list of recipients by specifying the subject, message, and recipients. You can either preview the emails before sending or directly send them.
Clone the repository and build the project (if applicable):
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/mailmeld.git
cd mailmeld
cargo install --path .Mailmeld is used from the command line. The general syntax is:
mailmeld [OPTIONS] <SUBJECT> <MESSAGE> <COMMAND>send: Send the emails to the specified recipients.preview: Preview the emails before sending them.
<SUBJECT>: The subject line for the email.<MESSAGE>: The message body of the email. You can include placeholders like {name} which will be replaced with the recipient's information.
--recipients <RECIPIENTS>: A csv file containing a list of recipients, and any additional variables.-h, --help: Print help information and exit.-V, --version: Print the version of Mailmeld and exit.
SMTP_USERNAME: The username for the SMTP server.SMTP_PASSWORD: The password for the SMTP server.SMTP_RELAY: The SMTP relay server address.SMTP_FROM: The email address to send the emails from.SMTP_REPLY_TO: The email address to reply to.
Both Subject and Message can be customised using Tera. fields can be added to the csv file and referenced in the subject and message using the field name in curly braces.
To send emails with a subject and message:
mailmeld "Important Update" "Hello {{name}},\nWe have an important update for you." send --recipients recipients.txtTo preview the emails before sending them:
mailmeld "Important Update" "Hello {{name}},\nWe have an important update for you." preview --recipients recipients.txtIf you'd like to contribute to Mailmeld, feel free to fork the repository and submit a pull request.
This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.