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From: Nick Douma on 8 Mar 2010 10:10 On 8-3-2010 14:53, Raven wrote: > Anyone knows how to solve this? > Thanks > Why don't you just BASE64 the attachment and set the proper mime-type? You might still be able to use uuencode, but setting a mime-type seems mandatory to me, because else the mail client has to guess what the attachment represents.
From: Michael Elkins on 8 Mar 2010 12:00 On Mon, Mar 08, 2010 at 02:53:38PM +0100, Raven wrote: > To encode the image I use: > > /usr/bin/uuencode img.jpg img.jpg > attachment.txt > cat hdr.txt body.txt attachment.txt > message.txt > $SENDMAIL "-f" $4 "--" $2 <message.txt > > Anyone knows how to solve this? As the others have mentioned, you should be using MIME format for sending attachments for best interoperability. Try the "mpack" or "mime-construct" packages in Debian for tools to generate MIME messages from the command line. me
From: Allan Wind on 9 Mar 2010 15:30 On 2010-03-08T14:53:38, Raven wrote: > /usr/bin/uuencode img.jpg img.jpg > attachment.txt > cat hdr.txt body.txt attachment.txt > message.txt > $SENDMAIL "-f" $4 "--" $2 <message.txt If you do not need the full name then this would be easy way to mime encode the message: mutt -a img.jpg -- $2 < message.txt /Allan -- Allan Wind Life Integrity, LLC <http://lifeintegrity.com> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100309201106.GD9685(a)lifeintegrity.com
From: Tzafrir Cohen on 9 Mar 2010 17:40 On Mon, Mar 08, 2010 at 02:53:38PM +0100, Raven wrote: > Hi all, > > I recently wrote a small content filter script (in bash) to use on my > local Postfix installation. The script receives via "pipe:" the > recipient and the sender's addresses then responds by sending back a > message containing some body text and an image attachment. > It works as it is supposed to do, but with some email clients the image > is not displayed properly. Then see how biabam does this. -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzafrir(a)jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il | | a Mutt's tzafrir(a)cohens.org.il | | best ICQ# 16849754 | | friend -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100309223757.GX16560(a)pear.tzafrir.org.il
From: Johann Spies on 10 Mar 2010 03:00
On Mon, Mar 08, 2010 at 02:53:38PM +0100, Raven wrote: > > To encode the image I use: > > /usr/bin/uuencode img.jpg img.jpg > attachment.txt > cat hdr.txt body.txt attachment.txt > message.txt > $SENDMAIL "-f" $4 "--" $2 <message.txt > > > Anyone knows how to solve this? Have a look at mpack. I use it regularly to send attachments from the commandline. Regards Johann -- Johann Spies Telefoon: 021-808 4599 Informasietegnologie, Universiteit van Stellenbosch "What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, And one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone." James 2:14-17 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100310075411.GB5269(a)sun.ac.za |