Send file attachement in mail

UNIX Solaris
1

Hello,

I am able to attache the file in UNIX/LINUX script using following code.

MAILFORMAT="Please do not replay this mail.This mail is auto generated."
 
echo -e $MAILFORMAT | mailx -r autoreplay@gmail.com -a filename -s "status" xyz@gmail.com

But same I am not able attache the file in Sunos system in script.

Please advise. :slight_smile:

2

u need to use uuencode for attaching files in mail

uuencode sample sample |mailx -r autoreplay@gmail.com -s "status" xyz@gmail.com
3

Most modern email clients do not understand uuencode. I found a perl script some some ago which can compute attachments in modern base64 form.

4

Thanks Zozoo,

But in SunOs it is not working. Please advice to attach the file in mail for Sunos system.

5

it works for me fine in Solaris
u can try

uuencode

then pipe it to

mail

---------- Post updated at 01:30 PM ---------- Previous update was at 12:40 PM ----------

u can try for other methods from below link

http://www.shelldorado.com/articles/mailattachments.html
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6

Solaris mailx does not have -a option.
But the following seems to work

MAILFORMAT="Please do not replay this mail.This mail is auto generated."
FILENAME=file.csv

mailx -r autoreplay@gmail.com -s "status" xyz@gmail.com << _EOM
$MAILFORMAT

`uuencode $FILENAME $FILENAME`
_EOM
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7

Thanks ZoZoo,

There was problem with environment, but now it is working fine.

your link is very useful ...... :slight_smile: