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# 1  
Old 07-02-2013
Help with mailx, uuencode
Here's my code -
Code:
FILES="file1 file2 file3"
for File in ${FILES}; do
uuencode "${File}" "$(basename ${File}"
done | mailx email@id.com

This works as expected, meaning emailing the files as attachments but with null body. Now what I want is a way to have the Body list the files in order e.g.
Code:
file1
file2
file3

I tried to put "echo" inside the loop accomplish it but doesn't seem to help -
Code:
FILES="file1 file2 file3"
for File in ${FILES}; do
uuencode "${File}" "$(basename ${File}"
echo "${File}"
done | mailx email@id.com

Any suggestions?
# 2  
Old 07-02-2013
Code:
#!/bin/ksh

for file in file[1-3]
do
        (echo "$file"; uuencode "$file" "$file" )

done | mailx -m -s "Subject" email@domain.com

# 3  
Old 07-17-2013
I am new to UNIX and need help with sending an email with a .csv attachment. I'm running on Linux and my code is as follows:

Code:
 
(cat $msgfile1 | uuencode -m $extract) |mailx -r from_email@example.com -s "Waiver Report" -a $extract to_email@example.com

I get the email with the attachment but get the following garbage in the body of the email:

Code:
 
begin 644 /data/inform/projects/accelya/targetfiles/waiver_rpt.csv
`
end

I've successfully used similar code running on HP-UX (using the -m option) but am now running on Linux where the -m option is not valid for the mailx command. In place of this, I'm using the -m option with the uuencode command but still get the garbage in the email body. Does anyone know how to get rid of this?
# 4  
Old 07-17-2013
Code:
uuencode $msgfile $extract |mailx -r from_email@example.com -s "Waiver Report" $extract to_email@example.com


Try that: a couple of changes
no -a for mailx + no -m for uuencode, no cat, no child process for uuencode
# 5  
Old 07-17-2013
Quote:
Originally Posted by ltf1833
In place of this, I'm using the -m option with the uuencode command but still get the garbage in the email body. Does anyone know how to get rid of this?
What email client are you using? Not all of them understand uuencode any more.
# 6  
Old 07-18-2013
Jim, I tried your suggestion but got the same results...

---------- Post updated at 09:17 AM ---------- Previous update was at 09:15 AM ----------

Corona688, how do I determine the mail client on my server?
# 7  
Old 07-18-2013
Not the server. It wouldn't care. Whatever program you view the email with.
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