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I have written the following code ...to include the Subject, Message Body and Attachment with sendmail.
When I send mail from my Unix account to diffrent mail servers like Yahoo , Hotmail etc..I recv the Message Body but there is no newline character at the end of each line....
Also I recv the attachment too..which can be opened and seen properly..but the email is followed by a series of junk characters....WHY ???????????
Can anyone help me PLEASE..I am stuck...

Code:

#!/usr/bin/ksh
set -x
#Author - Amruta Pitkar - 15/Aug/2006
#Version - 1.0
#Subject : This is a great trial.
#Message Body : is a e28931.htm
#Attachment : only one file : test.xls
#RecivAe Return whther file sent successfully or not

#Get the send options
subject="HOPE THIS WORKS"
sendto="amrutapitkar@yahoo.com"
attachfile="test.rtf"
msgbody="e28931.txt"

#Creeate message boundary number based on process id
boundary=JPR$$

#Create header part of the email
echo "From:""$sendername""<"$senderaddress">">>$tempfile
echo "To:"$sendto>>$tempfile
echo "Mime-Version:1.0"$version>>$tempfile
echo "Content-Type:Multipart/mixed;boundary=Message-Boundary-"$boundary>>$tempfile
echo "Subject:"$subject>>$tempfile

#Delivery Receipt is returned here
echo "Return-Receipt-To:""$sendername""<"$senderaddress">">>$tempfile

echo "Message-Id:<"$messid"."$senderdomain>>$tempfile
echo "">>$tempfile
echo "">>$tempfile
echo "--Message-Boundary-"$boundary>>$tempfile
echo "Content-type:text/html">>$tempfile
echo "Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT">>$tempfile
echo "Content-Disposition:inline">>$tempfile
#echo "Content-Description: Read Me First">>$tempfile
echo "">>$tempfile
echo "">>$tempfile

#Create Msg body part of the email file
cat $msgbody>>$tempfile
echo "">>$tempfile
echo "Please find attached the File "$attachfile>>$tempfile
echo "">>$tempfile

#uuencode the attachmetn
echo "--Message-Boundary-"$boundary>>$tempfile
echo "Content-type:Application/Octet-Stream;name=$attachfile">>tempfile
echo "Content-disposition:inline;filename=$attachfile">>$tempfile
echo "Content-transfer-encoding: X-UUencode">>$tempfile
echo "">>$tempfile

uuencode $attachfile $attachfile >>$tempfile
##Send email message straight to sendmail
/usr/lib/sendmail $sendto < $tempfile

For this the ouput on Yahoo is
Dear Mrs.abcdefghijklmnopqrst Your report of 20060405 for your Account 28931373 is 8432121.27 and is available for viewing at E-Enable. Thank you. Please find attached the File test.rtf
Text Attachment [ Scan and Save to Computer | Save to Yahoo! Briefcase ]

{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\uc1
\deff0\deflang1033\deflangfe1033{\fonttbl{\f0\froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New
Roman;}{\f78\froman\fcharset238\fprq2 Times New Roman
CE;}{\f79\froman\fcharset204\fprq2 Times New Roman Cyr;}
{\f81\froman\fcharset161\fprq2 Times New Roman
Greek;}{\f82\froman\fcharset162\fprq2 Times New Roman Tur;}{\f83\froman\fcharset177\fprq2 Times
New Roman (Hebrew);}{\f84\froman\fcharset178\fprq2 Times New Roman
(Arabic);}
{\f85\froman\fcharset186\fprq2 Times New Roman
Baltic;}}{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue255;\red0\green255\blue255;\red0\green255\bl ue0;\red255\green0\blue255;\red255\green0\blue0;\red255\green255\blue0;\red255\green255\blue255;
\red0\green0\blue128;\red0\green128\blue128;\red0\green128\blue0;\red128\green0\blue128;\red128\gree n0\blue0;\red128\green128\blue0;\red128\green128\blue128;\red192\green192\blue192;}{\stylesheet{
\ql
\li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 \snext0
Normal;}{\*\cs10 \additive Default Paragraph Font;}}{\info{\title This is a
test}{\author Amruta Pitkar}
{\operator Amruta
Pitkar}{\creatim\yr2006\mo8\dy14\hr8\min51}{\revtim\yr2006\mo8\dy14\hr8\min51}{\version2}{\edmins1}{ \nofpages1}{\nofwords0}{\nofchars0}{\*\company
Singapore Telecom Ltd}{\nofcharsws0}{\vern8269}}
\widowctrl\ftnbj\aenddoc\noxlattoyen\expshrtn\noultrlspc\dntblnsbdb\nospaceforul\formshade\horzdoc\d gmargin\dghspace180\dgvspace180\dghorigin1800\dgvorigin1440\dghshow1\dgvshow1
\jexpand\viewkind1\viewscale100\pgbrdrhead\pgbrdrfoot\splytwnine\ftnlytwnine\htmautsp\nolnhtadjtbl\u seltbaln\alntblind\lytcalctblwd\lyttblrtgr\lnbrkrule
\fet0\sectd \linex0\endnhere\sectlinegrid360\sectdefaultcl
{\*\pnseclvl1
\pnucrm\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxta
.}}{\*\pnseclvl2\pnucltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxta
.}}{\*\pnseclvl3\pndec\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxta
.}}{\*\pnseclvl4\pnlcltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxta )}}{\*\pnseclvl5
\pndec\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta
)}}{\*\pnseclvl6\pnlcltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta
)}}{\*\pnseclvl7\pnlcrm\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta
)}}{\*\pnseclvl8\pnlcltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang
{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta
)}}{\*\pnseclvl9\pnlcrm\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta )}}\pard\plain \ql
\li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0
\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {This is a test.

\par This document will be sent as an attachment.
\par This is a Word Document.
\par Different documents such as .RTF, .PDF, and .DOC will be tried for
sending as an attachment.
\par HOPE IT WORKS.
\par }}

What are the garbage characters? I can't see them.

The junk at the end of the email is....
{\rtf1\ansi\ansicpg1252\uc1
\deff0\deflang1033\deflangfe1033{\fonttbl{\f0\froman\fcharset0\fprq2{\*\panose 02020603050405020304}Times New
Roman;}{\f78\froman\fcharset238\fprq2 Times New Roman
CE;}{\f79\froman\fcharset204\fprq2 Times New Roman Cyr;}
{\f81\froman\fcharset161\fprq2 Times New Roman
Greek;}{\f82\froman\fcharset162\fprq2 Times New Roman Tur;}{\f83\froman\fcharset177\fprq2 Times
New Roman (Hebrew);}{\f84\froman\fcharset178\fprq2 Times New Roman
(Arabic);}
{\f85\froman\fcharset186\fprq2 Times New Roman
Baltic;}}{\colortbl;\red0\green0\blue0;\red0\green0\blue255;\red0\green255\blue255;\red0\green255\bl ue0;\red255\green0\blue255;\red255\green0\blue0;\red255\green255\blue0;\red255\green255\blue255;
\red0\green0\blue128;\red0\green128\blue128;\red0\green128\blue0;\red128\green0\blue128;\red128\gree n0\blue0;\red128\green128\blue0;\red128\green128\blue128;\red192\green192\blue192;}{\stylesheet{
\ql
\li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0 \fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 \snext0
Normal;}{\*\cs10 \additive Default Paragraph Font;}}{\info{\title This is a
test}{\author Amruta Pitkar}
{\operator Amruta
Pitkar}{\creatim\yr2006\mo8\dy14\hr8\min51}{\revtim\yr2006\mo8\dy14\hr8\min51}{\version2}{\edmins1}{ \nofpages1}{\nofwords0}{\nofchars0}{\*\company
Singapore Telecom Ltd}{\nofcharsws0}{\vern8269}}
\widowctrl\ftnbj\aenddoc\noxlattoyen\expshrtn\noultrlspc\dntblnsbdb\nospaceforul\formshade\horzdoc\d gmargin\dghspace180\dgvspace180\dghorigin1800\dgvorigin1440\dghshow1\dgvshow1
\jexpand\viewkind1\viewscale100\pgbrdrhead\pgbrdrfoot\splytwnine\ftnlytwnine\htmautsp\nolnhtadjtbl\u seltbaln\alntblind\lytcalctblwd\lyttblrtgr\lnbrkrule
\fet0\sectd \linex0\endnhere\sectlinegrid360\sectdefaultcl
{\*\pnseclvl1
\pnucrm\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxta
.}}{\*\pnseclvl2\pnucltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxta
.}}{\*\pnseclvl3\pndec\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxta
.}}{\*\pnseclvl4\pnlcltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxta )}}{\*\pnseclvl5
\pndec\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta
)}}{\*\pnseclvl6\pnlcltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta
)}}{\*\pnseclvl7\pnlcrm\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta
)}}{\*\pnseclvl8\pnlcltr\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang
{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta
)}}{\*\pnseclvl9\pnlcrm\pnstart1\pnindent720\pnhang{\pntxtb (}{\pntxta )}}\pard\plain \ql
\li0\ri0\widctlpar\aspalpha\aspnum\faauto\adjustright\rin0\lin0\itap0
\fs24\lang1033\langfe1033\cgrid\langnp1033\langfenp1033 {This is a test.

\par This document will be sent as an attachment.
\par This is a Word Document.
\par Different documents such as .RTF, .PDF, and .DOC will be tried for
sending as an attachment.
\par HOPE IT WORKS.
\par }}

These are the content of the attachment file...that are repeated.
How can I avoid this ????

Have you taken a look at the contents of the temp file?

The similar problem happens to me! I think some mailbox setting is required to change this.

I use microsoft outlook and if I use the command :

mailx -s "subj" myaddress < input_file_name

I am getting completely junk characters - whereas my other friends are being able to see proper texts in their mailbox.

Hi

When I open the same email in my MS_OutLook account I dont get junk characters.....
But when I open the email in hotmail and yahoo account ....junk characters follow....
Strange...
Can anyone help in this please......

Thanks
Amruta Pitkar