Howto do auto-mailing --------------------- make file like this: /root/automailer/weekly.sh #!/bin/bash TO_ADDRESS=list@domain.com FROM_ADDRESS=sender@blah.com /usr/bin/mail $TO_ADDRESS << EOF ~s Auto-generated reminder ~R $FROM_ADDRESS Hi Guys, Message -- Regards Sender EOF Then edit your crontab with: crontab -e An editor should appear, for weekly running of the script on fridays, do something like this: 0 0 * * 5 /bin/sh /root/automailer/weekly.sh And there you have it