[U2] OT: Email Attachment Universe Linux
Hey guys, We have a program that distributes information via various methods. One of which is to email the file as a PDF. So, one of our users was on AOL and then switched to Cox. They read their email via the cox webmail site on a browser. The problem is that the attachment is coming over as part of the message now and not as an attachment. However, if they use outlook as the email client, then the file is presented as an attachment. So, webmail client is doing something different than outlook. If I send an attachment to the person using outlook on my PC, then the attachment comes thru as an attachment on the webmail client. So, I think the problem is the way I am sending the email / attachment. I am using the following; uuencode MYFILE.PDF MYFILE.PDF | mail -s MYFILE.PDF -n [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is being done on a Linux machine and we are shelling out of Universe to issue the command. Any suggestions on how to make it better ? Thanks Anthony --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
Re: [U2] OT: Email Attachment Universe Linux
On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 10:57:16AM -0400, Anthony Dzikiewicz wrote: Hey guys, We have a program that distributes information via various methods. One of which is to email the file as a PDF. So, one of our users was on AOL and then switched to Cox. They read their email via the cox webmail site on a browser. The problem is that the attachment is coming over as part of the message now and not as an attachment. However, if they use outlook as the email client, then the file is presented as an attachment. So, webmail client is doing something different than outlook. If I send an attachment to the person using outlook on my PC, then the attachment comes thru as an attachment on the webmail client. So, I think the problem is the way I am sending the email / attachment. I am using the following; uuencode MYFILE.PDF MYFILE.PDF | mail -s MYFILE.PDF -n [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is being done on a Linux machine and we are shelling out of Universe to issue the command. Any suggestions on how to make it better ? Instead of uuencode you might look at mpack. It may not be included in your Linux distribution, but it's easy to find. --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] OT: Email Attachment Universe Linux
I based64 encode my PDFs, build the e-mail and MIME envelopes for the text and PDF sections, write the entire email blob to a local file, and then use sendmail to send the email using the head inside the e-mail. That way, I can specify the disposition of the envelope contents as in-line or attachment. That's been working fine for years for electronic invoicing. --- Glen Batchelor IT Director All-Spec Industries phone: (910) 332-0424 fax: (910) 763-5664 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- www.allspec.com --- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:owner-u2- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Dzikiewicz Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:57 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] OT: Email Attachment Universe Linux Hey guys, We have a program that distributes information via various methods. One of which is to email the file as a PDF. So, one of our users was on AOL and then switched to Cox. They read their email via the cox webmail site on a browser. The problem is that the attachment is coming over as part of the message now and not as an attachment. However, if they use outlook as the email client, then the file is presented as an attachment. So, webmail client is doing something different than outlook. If I send an attachment to the person using outlook on my PC, then the attachment comes thru as an attachment on the webmail client. So, I think the problem is the way I am sending the email / attachment. I am using the following; uuencode MYFILE.PDF MYFILE.PDF | mail -s MYFILE.PDF -n [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is being done on a Linux machine and we are shelling out of Universe to issue the command. Any suggestions on how to make it better ? Thanks Anthony --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
RE: [U2] OT: Email Attachment Universe Linux
Anthony,
If you look at the properties of your outlook email (the one that worked
properly), you will see this text MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type:
multipart/mixed.. This is a multi-part message in MIME format. . You
need to echo this text, see below: The key is multipart/
Hope this helps,
Cheers,
Angelo
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CMD = ''
CMD-1 = 't=':EMAIL:''
CMD-1 = 'f=x.com'
CMD-1 = 'F=The IBM'
CMD-1 = 'a=/tmp/':TNAME:''
CMD-1 = 'A=':TNAME:'.txt'
CMD-1 = 's=Emailing: ${A}'
CMD-1 = 'p=`perl -e ':SQ:'printf _NextPart_%03D_%04D_%08X.%08X,'
CMD-1 = ' rand(1000), rand(1),time(),time()+1':SQ:'`'
CMD-1 = '('
CMD-1 = 'echo Return-path: ${f}'
CMD-1 = 'echo From: \${F}\ ${f}'
***
CMD-1 = 'echo To: \${t}\'
CMD-1 = 'echo Subject: ${s}'
CMD-1 = 'echo MIME-Version: 1.0'
CMD-1 = 'echo Content-Type: multipart/mixed':SEMI:'\n\tboundary=\=$
CMD-1 = 'echo This is a multi-part message in MIME format.\n--=${p}
CMD-1 = 'echo Content-Type: text/plain':SEMI:'\n\tcharset=\iso-8859-1\
CMD-1 = 'echo Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit\n'
*!*CMD-1 = 'if [ ! -z ${b} ]'
*!*CMD-1 = 'then'
*!*CMD-1 = ' cat ${b}'
*!*CMD-1 = 'fi'
CMD-1 = 'if [ ! -z ${a} ]'
CMD-1 = 'then'
CMD-1 = ' echo --=${p}'
CMD-1 = ' echo Content-Type: octet-stream':SEMI:'\n\tname=\${A}.gz\'
CMD-1 = ' echo Content-Disposition: attachment':SEMI:'\n\tfilename=\${
CMD-1 = ' echo Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64\n'
CMD-1 = ' cat ${a} | /tcpprint/crnl | gzip |'
CMD-1 = 'perl -MMIME::Base64 -0777 -ne ':SQ:'print encode_base64($_)'
CMD-1 = 'fi'
CMD-1 = 'echo --=${p}--'
CMD-1 = ') | /usr/sbin/sendmail ':SENDMAIL.OPTS:' ${t}'
***
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anthony Dzikiewicz
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 10:57 AM
To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org
Subject: [U2] OT: Email Attachment Universe Linux
Hey guys,
We have a program that distributes information via various methods. One
of which is to email the file as a PDF. So, one of our users was on AOL
and then switched to Cox. They read their email via the cox webmail
site on a browser. The problem is that the attachment is coming over as
part of the message now and not as an attachment. However, if they use
outlook as the email client, then the file is presented as an
attachment. So, webmail client is doing something different than
outlook. If I send an attachment to the person using outlook on my PC,
then the attachment comes thru as an attachment on the webmail client.
So, I think the problem is the way I am sending the email / attachment.
I am using the following;
uuencode MYFILE.PDF MYFILE.PDF | mail -s MYFILE.PDF -n
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is being done on a Linux machine and we are shelling out of
Universe to issue the command. Any suggestions on how to make it better
?
Thanks
Anthony
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RE: [U2] OT: Email Attachment Universe Linux
Some mail readers don't understand uuencoding. You'd be better off base64 encoding the PDF, then building a MIME-encoded email, and sending it via sendmail. Larry Hiscock Western Computer Services http://www.wcs-corp.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anthony Dzikiewicz Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 7:57 AM To: u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org Subject: [U2] OT: Email Attachment Universe Linux Hey guys, We have a program that distributes information via various methods. One of which is to email the file as a PDF. So, one of our users was on AOL and then switched to Cox. They read their email via the cox webmail site on a browser. The problem is that the attachment is coming over as part of the message now and not as an attachment. However, if they use outlook as the email client, then the file is presented as an attachment. So, webmail client is doing something different than outlook. If I send an attachment to the person using outlook on my PC, then the attachment comes thru as an attachment on the webmail client. So, I think the problem is the way I am sending the email / attachment. I am using the following; uuencode MYFILE.PDF MYFILE.PDF | mail -s MYFILE.PDF -n [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is being done on a Linux machine and we are shelling out of Universe to issue the command. Any suggestions on how to make it better ? Thanks Anthony --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/ --- u2-users mailing list u2-users@listserver.u2ug.org To unsubscribe please visit http://listserver.u2ug.org/
