How about using mutt?
mutt -a attachment -s "this is the subject"
user@emailaddress.com < messageBODYfile.txt
or
echo "this is the messageBODY" | mutt -a attachment -s "this is the subject"
user@emailaddress.com < /dev/null
or
cat messageBODYfile.txt | mutt -a attachment -s "this is the subject"
user@emailaddress.com < /dev/null
Usage:
-a <file> attach a file to the message
-b <address> specify a blind carbon-copy (BCC) address
-c <address> specify a carbon-copy (CC) address
-e <command> specify a command to be executed after initialization
-f <file> specify which mailbox to read
-F <file> specify an alternate muttrc file
-H <file> specify a draft file to read header from
-i <file> specify a file which Mutt should include in the reply
-m <type> specify a default mailbox type
-n causes Mutt not to read the system Muttrc
-p recall a postponed message
-R open mailbox in read-only mode
-s <subj> specify a subject (must be in quotes if it has spaces)
-v show version and compile-time definitions
-x simulate the mailx send mode
-y select a mailbox specified in your `mailboxes' list
-z exit immediately if there are no messages in the mailbox
-Z open the first folder with new message, exit immediately if none
-h this help message
