Tim, I would use mutt: 'mutt -a file.tar.gz myemail at example.com'. Only potential drawback is that you probably need a .muttrc containing something like the following: set from=myemail at example.com set hostname=example.com set realname="Real Name" send-hook . my_hdr From: myemail at example.com send-hook . my_hdr Return-Path: <myemail at example.com> send-hook . "set realname='Real Name'" You may not need all that, but its what I have. I have used this technique before and it does work. Eric On Monday 25 October 2004 08:58, Tim Wilson wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Here's a variation on the theme. I've got a tarred, gzipped file that I'd > like to send from the command line to my regular email account. Doing > > mail myemail at example.com < file.tar.gz > > sends the message alright, but the file shows up in the body of the message > (and looking rather scrambled, of course) instead of as an attachment. > > How can I send a file from the command line as an attachment to an email? > > -Tim _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list