Extra characters embedded in attachments

[Julian Field]

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What happens if you gzip or zip the file and then send it?

Brian Atkins wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> I've dug through the archives on this one, but wasn't able to come up 
> with anything significant:
>
> I have a user who has been attempting to receive a file (.mrc 
> extension, Microsoft Visual Studio) from a party outside our 
> organization. When the file is received via email, the file has an 
> extra character (<) embedded part way through the code.
>
> Originally, I thought it might be some version mismatch between the 
> two developers apps, but when the same file was sent via ftp, it's OK. 
> I ruled out the mail client by having a copy sent to me and one of my 
> teammates, but the extra character is still there using Thunderbird or 
> Eudora (multiple versions).
>
> I think the issue is in Mailscanner because the same file was sent to 
> an outside address and was received in good order. Any ideas on where 
> to start looking? Perhaps a conf setting?
>
> We're using Mailscanner 4.43.2-1 on Gentoo Linux (2.6.14.3 Kernel), 
> and Sendmail  version 8.13.4.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brian
>
>
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