Re: problem with interpolation in an email delivered by mailx

Maybe $current_load_avg has a newline character which mailx doesn't like: chomp

chomp $current_load_avg;
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Re^2: problem with interpolation in an email delivered by mailx by tommysmuffins (Initiate) on Jun 02, 2015 at 17:24 UTC
I bet you're right. Will test. Would a newline character terminate an email?	[reply]
Re^3: problem with interpolation in an email delivered by mailx by tommysmuffins (Initiate) on Jun 02, 2015 at 17:45 UTC
This is pretty definitely what it is. I just tried printing $current_load_avg, and it printed on a line by itself.	[reply]