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sendxmpp(1p)

NAME

   sendxmpp - send xmpp messages from the commandline.

SYNOPSIS

   sendxmpp [options] <recipient1> [<recipient2> ...]

   sendxmpp --raw [options]

DESCRIPTION

   sendxmpp is a program to send XMPP (Jabber) messages from the
   commandline, not unlike mail(1). Messages can be sent both to
   individual recipients and chatrooms.

OPTIONS

   -f,--file file
       Use file configuration file instead of ~/.sendxmpprc

   -u,--username user
       Use user instead of the one in the configuration file

   -p,--password password
       Use password instead of the one in the configuration file

   -j,--jserver server
       Use jabber server instead of the one in the configuration file.

   -o,--component componentname
       Use componentname in connect call. Seems needed for Google talk.

   -r,--resource res
       Use resource res for the sender [default: 'sendxmpp']; when sending
       to a chatroom, this determines the 'alias'

   -t,--tls
       Connect securely, using TLS

   -e,--ssl
       Connect securely, using SSL

   -n,--no-tls-verify
       Deactivate the verification of SSL certificates. Better way is to
       use parameter --tls-ca-path with the needed path to CA
       certificates.

   -a,--tls-ca-path
       Path to your custom CA certificates, so you can verificate SSL
       certificates during connecting.

   -l,--headline
       Backward compatibility option. You should use
       --message-type=headline instead. Send a headline type message (not
       stored in offline messages)

   --messages-type
       Set type of message. Supported types are: message chat headline.
       Default message type is message. Headline type message can be set
       also with --headline option, see --headline

   -c,--chatroom
       Send the message to a chatroom

   -s,--subject subject
       Set the subject for the message to subject [default: '']; when
       sending to a chatroom, this will set the subject for the chatroom

   -m,--message message
       Read the message from message (a file) instead of stdin

   -i,--interactive
       Work in interactive mode, reading lines from stdin and sending the
       one-at-time

   -w,--raw
       Send raw XML message to jabber server

   -v,--verbose
       Give verbose output about what is happening

   -h,--help,--usage
       Show a 'Usage' message

   -d,--debug
       Show debugging info while running. WARNING: This will include
       passwords etc. so be careful with the output!

CONFIGURATION FILE

   You may define a '~/.sendxmpprc' file with the necessary data for your
   xmpp-account, with a line of the format:

       user@server password componentname

   e.g.:

       # my account
       alice@jabber.org  secret

   ('#' and newlines are allowed like in shellscripts). You can add a host
   (or IP address) if it is different from the server part of your JID:

       # account with specific connection host
       alice@myjabberserver.com;foo.com secret

   You can also add a port if it is not the standard XMPP port:

       # account with weird port number
       alice@myjabberserver.com:1234 secret

   Of course, you may also mix the two:

       # account with a specific host and port
       alice@myjabberserver.com;foo.com:1234 secret

   NOTE: for your security, sendxmpp demands that the configuration file
   is owned by you and readable only to you (permissions 600).

EXAMPLE

      $ echo "hello bob!" | sendxmpp -s hello someone@jabber.org

        or to send to a chatroom:

      $ echo "Dinner Time" | sendxmpp -r TheCook --chatroom test2@conference.jabber.org

        or to send your system logs somewhere, as new lines appear:

      $ tail -f /var/log/syslog | sendxmpp -i sysadmin@myjabberserver.com

        NOTE: be careful not the overload public jabber services

AUTHOR

   sendxmpp has been written by Dirk-Jan C. Binnema
   <djcb@djcbsoftware.nl>, and uses the Net::XMPP modules written by Ryan
   Eatmon. Current maintainer is Lubomir Host 'rajo' <rajo AT platon.sk>,
   <http://blog.hostname.sk>

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