mailx on solaris - How to add mail body - SUN Solaris

abovais · #1 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008

hi,

Can anyone please tell me how to add some text in the mail body like I can add subject using the following syntax.

mailx -s "Hi - This is mail subject" xyz@abc.com

Many Thanks.

vgersh99 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008

Code:

mailx -s "Hi - This is mail subject" xyz@abc.com <<EOF
this is the body of the email
EOF

or

Code:

echo 'this is the body of the email' | mailx -s "Hi - This is mail subject" xyz@abc.com

abovais · #3 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008

This served the purpose but not completely...
Because I want to send an HTML message with attached file and it shoud have a body...

I m trying the following code but its not working:

uuencode ${CSV_FILE1} ${CSV_NAME1} | (
echo "From:${SENDER_ADDRESS}"
echo "To: ${EMAIL_RECIPIENTS}"
echo "MIME-Version: 1.0"
echo "Content-Type: multipart/mixed;"
echo ' boundary="PAA08673.1018277622/server.domain.com"'
echo "Subject: Test Message"
echo ""
echo "This is a MIME-encapsulated message"
echo ""
echo "--PAA08673.1018277622/server.domain.com"
echo "Content-Type: text/html"
echo ""
echo "<HTML>
<BODY bgcolor=white>
<blockquote>Please find the attached report. Message by me Body</blockquote>
</body>
</html>"
echo "--PAA08673.1018277622/server.domain.com"
) | mailx -t

It only sends the html mail but without any attachment.

joeyg · #4 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008

I have found that with mailx, you can either
include an attachment

Code:

uuencode "$file1" "$file1" | mailx -s "Subject line" me@you.com

OR
have a text message

Code:

mailx -s "Subject line" me@you.com <message.txt

BUT NOT BOTH.

Perhaps take a look at mutt - you will find references on this Forum and elsewhere.

abovais · #5 (**permalink**) 08-07-2008

Joeyg,

you can send both text and attachment with mailx.....
but the problem arises when you use the html text, the attached file get distorted...
like i m trying to send the mail using the following code:

Code:

echo "mail body" > tempfile
uuencode try.sh try.sh >> tempfile | mailx -s "Hi - This
is mail subject" user@domain.com < tempfile

Now if try the following code everything goes fine even in this case but the attachment contents get distorted and it can NOT be read (the attachment seems to get encoded)..

Code:

(
echo "MIME-Version: 1.0"
echo "Content-Type: mutipart/mixed;"
echo ' boundary="PAA08673.1018277622/server.domain.com"'
echo ""
echo "This is a MIME-encapsulated message"
echo ""
echo "--PAA08673.1018277622/server.domain.com"
echo "Content-Type: text/html"
echo ""
echo "<HTML>
<BODY bgcolor=red>
<blockquote>
<p><font color=black>Please find the attached report.</font></p><p> <font color=blue>Message by someone</font></p><p> <font color=blue>Body</font></p></blockquote>
</body>
</html>"
echo "--PAA08673.1018277622/server.domain.com"
) > temp

uuencode just.doc just.doc >> temp | mailx -s "Subject here" user@domain.com < temp

Please solve this error!

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