[rhn-users] What is the simplest way to use command line(mailorsendmail) with an attachment?

[Howard, Chris]

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
 

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From: rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com [mailto:rhn-users-bounces at redhat.com]On Behalf Of Bill Watson
Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 5:19 PM
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I tried:
uuencode pdf/300.pdf page300.pdf|mailx -s "This is the subject for page 300" bill at magicdigits.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
bill at magicdigits.com

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One way to do it:
 
uuencode filename.txt  filename.txt | mailx -s"here is that file"  otherguy at mail.address
 
 
Most email clients will show filename.txt as an attachment.
 
Chris
 

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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
bill at magicdigits.com
 

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