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# 8  
Old 05-02-2010
Quote:
Originally Posted by fpmurphy
Does this shell script even work? There are no spaces between echo and the string to be echoed, e.g.
Code:
echo"MIME-Version:1.0"

Oops. I made a bit of a mess of reformatting the post when adding code-tags.

The original had spaces (lots of spaces!).

Well spotted Smilie
# 9  
Old 05-02-2010
There is a space and the script is working fine. In the email I am only getting blank attachment without any content
# 10  
Old 05-02-2010
You need a blank line after the boundary line, and after the content-type line.
You can also use "mutt" and save a lot of grief. mutt.org
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