Unable to see attachment in outlook express sent by UUENCODE through unix script

Shell Programming and Scripting
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Hi,

I have written one script to send mail with attachment from my unix server, it is working fine, and i am capable to see the attachment in my lotus notes , but when i try to see the same thing in my outlook express ..it is completly garbaled.

Please advise how to see proper attachment in outlook express .

I am using outlook express 2003.

Thanks
Amit

3

Can you please post the command that you use to send email, so that it will be easy to find any error.

Thanks,
Sameer.

4

Hi,

I am not facing any error while sending the mails through scripts. when i try to see that mail thorough outlook express ..it's output is not good ,, the attachment are completely garbaled. but when i use lotus notes for checking these mails, attachment are fine.

even i am using this command to send mails

uuencode $FILE1 $FILE1 | mailx -s "$SUBJECT" $MAILTO
5

Also try:

uuencode $FILE1 $FILE1 | mailx -m -s "$SUBJECT" $MAILTO
6

why don't you use the -a option?

i know that the -a option is not available on every os
on aix, mailx is simply a hardlink of mail :slight_smile:

but check if it's available on your system

echo | mailx -a file1 -a file2 you@mail
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Hi,

Thanks for your help. (-m) option worked for me.

It is nice to see the result in outlook.

Thanks
Amit