Re: Sending org buffer as mail?

[Matt Lundin <mdl@imapmail.org>]

Rainer M Krug <r.m.krug@gmail.com> writes:

> On 12/16/2010 09:25 AM, Jeff Horn wrote:
>> On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 3:17 AM, Oscar Carlsson
>> <oscar.carlsson@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> And then, I can send a org-file by attaching it to a mail in Emacs. Try
>>> C-x m to start a new mail buffer, attach with C-c C-a and send with C-c
>>> C-c.
>
> Sounds very interesting - I'll try it out.
>
> C-x m looks great - I am sure I am going to use it a lot. And gmail is
> exactly what I want to use it for.
>
>> 
>> Does this attach the buffer or read it into the message? I thought the
>> OP wanted to read-in a buffer. 
>
> Yes - that was effectively what I am looking for: the possiblility to
> write my email in org mode and send the buffer content as the email text.
>
> Dream: Specify subject, to, cc, bcc (probably even attachments) as
> properties, press a key and the org file is send to the addresses.

I too have been looking for this functionality for a while, so here's a
quick solution. When called on an Org-mode subtree, the following
function makes the headline the subject, exports the subtree to ascii,
and uses properties ("MAIL_TO", "MAIL_CC", "MAIL_BCC") to specify the
addressees:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
(defun my-org-subtree-to-message ()
  (interactive)
  (unless (eq major-mode 'org-mode)
    (error "Not in org buffer"))
  (let ((subject (nth 4 (org-heading-components)))
	(to (org-entry-get nil "MAIL_TO"))
	(cc (org-entry-get nil "MAIL_CC"))
	(bcc (org-entry-get nil "MAIL_BCC"))
	text)
    (save-excursion 
      (org-mark-subtree)
      ;; don't include title in body
      (forward-line)
      (setq text (org-export-region-as-ascii (point)
					     (mark) t 'string)))
    (message-mail to subject `((cc . ,cc) (bcc . ,bcc)) nil)
    (when text 
      (save-excursion
	(goto-char (point-max))
	(insert text)))))
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

With this function, you can compose emails like this:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
* My obsequious missive
  :PROPERTIES:
  :MAIL_TO:  highly_esteemed@gentlemen.net
  :MAIL_BCC:  peasants_united@plebeians.org
  :END:
My most noble sirs,

I thank you for gracing this world with your beauteous presence.

Humbly yours,
An Org-mode user
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

Best,
Matt