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Asked: 2026-05-28T13:48:14+00:00

My application generates html emails with tables used for reporting. s = smtplib.SMTP(self.server) s.sendmail(self.addrFrom(),

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My application generates html emails with tables used for reporting.

s = smtplib.SMTP(self.server)    
s.sendmail(self.addrFrom(), self.addrTo(), message.getvalue())

When I check message.getvalue() before it gets sent, the html is valid. However, when I check the source when it gets sent to outlook it comes up as:

<TD>04/07/2011</TD><!
 TD>30/04/2011</TD>

instead of:

<TD>04/07/2011</TD><TD>30/04/2011</TD>

anyone have any ideas on what’s happening?

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  1. Editorial Team

    This is not an Outlook (or any client for that matter) issue, rather servers conforming to RFCs.

    You’ll have to right your own routine or import textwrap.

    Refer to RFC 5321 for more detail:

    4.5.3.1.6. Text Line

    The maximum total length of a text line including the is 1000
    octets (not counting the leading dot duplicated for transparency).
    This number may be increased by the use of SMTP Service Extensions.

    RFC 2821 indicates the same.

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