> Bo - could you post a small (< 10KB) file which shows the problem when you
> attach and mail it? Might be best to send it in a ZIP file. ;-)
Let me try: This is on our department server:
username@server:~ % od -c a.lyx
0000000 \ e n d _ i n s e t \r \n \r \n .
0000020 \r \n T h e \r \n \r \n
0000032
username@server:~ % mail username < a.lyx
username@server:~ % tail -38 /var/mail/username
>From username@xxxxxxxxxxx Tue Dec 6 15:06:31 2005
Return-Path: <username@xxxxxxxxxxx>
X-Original-To: username@xxxxxxxxxxx
Delivered-To: username@xxxxxxxxxxx
Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1])
by stat.my.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 83D018DA09
for <username@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:06:31 -0600 (CST)
Received: from stat.my.com ([127.0.0.1])
by localhost (stat.my.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP
id 26351-02-72 for <username@xxxxxxxxxxx>;
Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:06:31 -0600 (CST)
Received: from server.stat.my.com (server.stat.my.com [128.42.16.2])
by stat.my.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BBAB8DA08
for <username@xxxxxxxxxxx>; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:06:31 -0600 (CST)
Received: (from username@localhost)
by server.stat.my.com (8.11.7p1+Sun/8.10.1) id jB6L6VC01745
for username; Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:06:31 -0600 (CST)
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:06:31 -0600 (CST)
From: Bo Peng <username@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Message-Id: <200512062106.jB6L6VC01745@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Content-Type: text
To: undisclosed-recipients: ;
X-Virus-Scanned: by amavis-2.2.1 at stat.my.com
X-DSPAM-Result: Whitelisted
X-DSPAM-Confidence: 0.5993
X-DSPAM-Probability: 0.0000
X-DSPAM-Signature: 4395fd5728541661324117
\end_inset
..
The
!DSPAM:4395fd5728541661324117!
username@server:~ %
DOT GET DOUBLED.
Now, using mutt attachment, (paste screen)
From: Bo Peng <username@xxxxxx>
To: Bo Peng <username@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc:
Bcc:
Subject: test attachment
Reply-To:
Fcc: =Sent/ST.Bo
PGP: Clear
-- Attachments
- I 1 /tmp/mutt-server-1763-0 [text/plain, 7bit,
us-ascii, 0.1K]
A 2 ~/a.lyx [text/plain, 7bit,
us-ascii, 0.1K]
The email:
Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 15:09:32 -0600
From: Bo Peng <username@xxxxxx>
Subject: test attachment
To: Bo Peng <username@xxxxxxxxxxx>
[-- Attachment #1 --]
[-- Type: text/plain, Encoding: 7bit, Size: 0.1K --]
test attachment
!DSPAM:4395fe112867113713511!
[-- Attachment #2: a.lyx --]
[-- Type: text/plain, Encoding: 7bit, Size: 0.1K --]
\end_inset
..
The
NOTICE THE DOUBLE DOT?
a.lyx is attached. I did notice similar problems with gmail.com, MS/OE/SMTP.
I have changed my username and server names for obvious reasons. I do
notice that our department has a SPAM filter working on every email,
maybe this will complicate the issue.
Bo
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