Problem with Mailx.

[Gulam Mohiuddin]

While issuing the following command to send mail message (HP-UX 11):

$echo 'Test' | mailx gulam@region.com

I get this message in the E-mail:

" This message uses a character set that is not supported by the Internet Service. To view the original message content, open the attached message. If the text doesn't display correctly, save the attachment to disk, and then open it using a viewer that can display the original character set."

Please let me know why I am getting this message and how to resolve it.

Thanks,

Gulam.

[James R. Ferguson · Accepted solution]

Hi:

Try: echo 'Test'|mailx -m gulam@region.com

...JRF...

[MARREEL Chris_1]

I don't know what the '-m' option means, because on my 10.20 machine this doesn't work (allso not described in the man-pages...).
I have added a line "set charset=us-ascii" to the file "/usr/share/lib/mailx.rc" and from now on it works, the information is in the body of the E-mail message.

[CHRIS_ANORUO]

Chris download and install patch PHNE_21697 for sendmail 8.9.3.
You can also use elm -s "Subject" name@hp.com < file

[MANOJ SRIVASTAVA]

Hi Gulam

HPUX 11.00 attachement are only support with elm version 2.4 and above. However there are programs which are freeware available which can be downloaded and used . Please go to www.stokely.com to know more about this problem .

Also I have used mpack to overcome this problem , down load the file and untar it , copy mpack in /usr/bin and use it like mailx.

You can copy mpack from the following site :
(ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu:/pub/mpack/)

Or you can use metamail from the following site :

In case you want I can send you the mpack executable file as an attachment .

Manoj
(ftp://thumper.bellcore.com/pub/nsb/)