need a quick and dirty way to send files from offsite server ? node to the rescue

app.js

var program    = require('commander');
var nodemailer = require('nodemailer');

/**                                                                                                                                         
 * args                                                                                                                                     
 **/

program
  .version('0.0.1')
  .option('-n, --name [value]', 'Name of the attachment file')
  .option('-f, --file [value]', 'Backup File to be sent')
  .parse(process.argv);

if (program.file === undefined) {
  console.log('Backup File not specified');
  return;
}

/**                                                                                                                                         
 * mailing parameters.                                                                                                                      
 **/

var transport  = nodemailer.createTransport('SMTP', {
  host : 'smtp.zoho.com',
  secureConnection: true,
  port: 465,
  auth: { user: 'email goes here', pass: 'fake password for gist' }
});

var mailOptions = {
  from: 'Sender email',
  to: 'recipient',
  subject: 'Backup ' + Date(),
  attachments: [ { fileName: program.name, filePath: program.file } ]
};


/**                                                                                                                                         
 * Wheeeee, here we go                                                                                                                      
 **/
transport.sendMail(mailOptions, function (error, response) {
  if (error) {
    console.log(error);
    process.exit(1);
  } else {
    console.log('Message sent:' + response.message);
    process.exit(0);
  }
});