[ale] using uuencode to create a viewable email attachment

[James Sumners]

My script doesn't use "-a". It compiles the email with the body and
attachment into one file, all plain text. No mail program should have
problem with that on any platform. I would test it on my laptop (OS
10.6), but it doesn't have a properly configured MTA.

On Sun, Jan 17, 2010 at 10:39 AM, Brian W. Neu <ale at advancedopen.com> wrote:
> Thanks Geoffrey & James for the help, though I had to come up with an
> alternative.  Mac OS X is a great gui, but the command line leaves a lot
> to be desired.
>
> I had to install fink, to install mutt, which didn't work until I
> created a symlink in /sw/lib of libintl.1.dylib -> libintl.dylib .
>
> Then I was able to
>  /sw/bin/mutt -a testfile.txt -s "mutt test" user at email.com < testfile.txt
>
> The version of mail & mailx on this OS 10.5 system didn't allow for "-a"
> as an option.


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