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What is the simplest way to use command line(mailorsendmail) with an attachment?
user name
 2006-03-30 22:04:45 

  


  

     

The 
other suggestion, to use the Perl MIME packages, would probably be better in the 



long 
run. ;


 


I'm not sure, but I think the use of a uuencoded 
file as a MIME hunk, is kind of a


quasi 
hack.  But it has worked for me almost everywhere I've tried it.  



 


I 
think I did have problems getting GroupWise to accept it though, maybe 
other


email 
clients would also object.


 


Chris


 



  
-----Original Message-----
From: rhn-users-bouncesredhat.com 
  [mailto:rhn-users-bouncesredhat.com]On Behalf Of Bill 
  Watson
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 5:19 PM
To: 'Red 
  Hat Network Users List'
Subject: RE: [rhn-users] What is the 
  simplest way to use command line(mailorsendmail) with an 
  attachment?


  
I 
  tried:

  
uuencode pdf/300.pdf page300.pdf|mailx -s "This is the subject for page 
  300" magicdigits.com">billmagicdigits.com

  
 

  
and 
  life is good! A couple of hiccups in that the 2nd parameter on uuencode (name 
  of file) will add .dat if you do not specify the extension. WinXP doesn't deal 
  with that so well. Also having the file to attach actually exist (where you 
  say it does) ;helps.

  
 

  
Thanks for your help, this is the good stuff that manuals often forget 
  to cover!

  
Bill Watson

  
  

    

    
-----Original Message-----
From: 
    rhn-users-bouncesredhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bouncesredhat.com] On 
    Behalf Of Howard, Chris
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 3:22 
    PM
To: Red Hat Network Users List
Subject: RE: 
    [rhn-users] What is the simplest way to use command line (mailorsendmail) 
    with an attachment?


    
One way to do it:

    
 

    
uuencode filename.txt  filename.txt | mailx -s"here is that 
    file" ; mail.address">otherguymail.address

    
 

    
 

    
Most email clients will show filename.txt as an 
    attachment.

    
 

    
Chris

    
 

    

      
-----Original Message-----
From: 
      rhn-users-bouncesredhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bouncesredhat.com]On 
      Behalf Of Bill Watson
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 4:07 
      PM
To: 'Red Hat Network Users List'
Subject: 
      [rhn-users] What is the simplest way to use command line (mail orsendmail) 
      with an attachment?


      
I have read the sendmail documents that I could find and can only 
      conclude that I am clueless or that attachments on emails are beyond 
      diffilcult.

      
 

      
Is there a tool laying around that can properly package an email 
      attachment onto an email and send it via a command line 
      protocol?

      
 

      
Thanks in advance!

      
Bill Watson

      
      
 

  

  
  
   
     
    






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