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Old 02-15-2017
IBM Issue with opening the UNIX mailx attachments on iPhone/iOS
I have created a simple log file (abc.log) with Hello World, from my UNIX script. At the end of the script, I have attached the log to my email using uuencode & mailx command.

THe email was send successfully and opening on my desktop without any issues.

I have the email sync with my iPhone too. When I tried to open the same attachment (abc.log), it is opening and showing all junk data.

I made a try with BlackBerry 10 device, it is opening without any issues.

I am using AIX 7.1 and latest iOS.

Please suggest, if I can try any other way ?
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Old 02-15-2017
Many modern mail clients have abandoned uuencode and only show base64 attachments.
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Old 02-15-2017
Is there any thing I can do before attaching the file to mailx command, so that it can be readable ? or it is a limitation ?
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Old 02-15-2017
mailx is not the problem it's uuencode. Check if your uuencode utility supports --base64.
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Old 02-16-2017
Can you please let me know, how to check it ?
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Old 02-16-2017
Does it print an error message when you run uuencode --base64 ?
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Old 02-16-2017
Code:
 $ uuencode --base64
begin 622 --base64

This is what received, when I type in command line and it is waiting. I gave CTL+C after some time.
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