Thanks for your quick reply! Here is my expected output etc. Examples: 
...What is happening...
Client Machine (before script);
kzin@IT-001:~$ file Google
Google: ASCII text
kzin@IT-001:~$ file overture.txt
overture.txt: ASCII text

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Server (after script);
autotasks@mail:~/pricemonitor$ file Google
Google: data
autotasks@mail:~/bidWatch$ file overture.txt
overture.txt: ASCII text

[download]
Note that the perl script has not written ASCII text. 
...Expected output...

autotasks@mail:~/pricemonitor$ file Google
Google: ASCII text
autotasks@mail:~/bidWatch$ file overture.txt
overture.txt: ASCII text

[download]
I tried the method that you posted, same problem. Note both files start as ASCII text, then they are emailed (separatley) to the server. Procmail sends them to this program. This program is the one that does the writing. Note that the MIME header is text/plain for both files.
By Kzin

In reply to Re^2: Force Ascii Write by Kzin
in thread Force Ascii Write by Kzin

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