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EML — UTF-8 Filename Attachment

An attachment whose filename uses RFC 2231 UTF-8 encoding (résumé) — for MIME filename decoders.

Preview — first 26 lineseml
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="=_fn_utf8_0001"
MIME-Version: 1.0
From: Docs <docs@meridiansupply.example>
To: Sam Rivera <sam@meridiansupply.example>
Subject: =?utf-8?b?QXR0YWNoZWQgcsOpc3Vtw6k=?=
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2026 12:00:00 -0800
Message-ID: <fn-utf8@meridiansupply.example>

--=_fn_utf8_0001
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64

UGxlYXNlIGZpbmQgdGhlIFNBTVBMRSByw6lzdW3DqSBhdHRhY2hlZC4K

--=_fn_utf8_0001
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename*=utf-8''r%C3%A9sum%C3%A9-sample.txt

QWRhIExvdmVsYWNlIOKAlCBTQU1QTEUgcsOpc3Vtw6kKRXhwZXJpZW5jZTogYW5hbHl0aWNhbCBl
bmdpbmUuCg==

--=_fn_utf8_0001--

Specifications

Filename Encoding
RFC 2231 utf-8
Filename
résumé-sample.txt

What is a .eml file?

An EML file is a single email message stored in the RFC 822 / MIME format — plain-text headers (From, To, Subject, Date, Message-ID) followed by the body, which may be plain text, HTML, or a multipart structure with alternative bodies and file attachments encoded in base64.

How to use this file

Use an example EML to test email header parsing, MIME decoding, HTML-part handling, attachment extraction, and EML-to-other-format conversion.

How to use this file for testing

“EML — UTF-8 Filename Attachment” is a deterministic Novus Examples fixture for Email parsing, Encoding detection, Internationalization. Standards-compliant RFC 822 messages — plain, multipart text+HTML, and with an attachment — plus an MBOX mailbox, for testing header parsing, MIME decoding, attachment extraction, and mailbox splitting.

Documented properties for this file: EML · 760 bytes. Compare results against paired or grouped companions on this page when present (clean↔damaged, searchable↔scanned, or format twins) so scores stay reproducible across runs.

Download the file once, keep the path stable in CI or local scripts, and treat the spec table as the contract: dimensions, seeds, field lists, and roles are intentional. Corrupt or invalid samples are labelled as such — expect parsers to fail loudly rather than silently accept them.

Email fixtures use fixed dates, message IDs, and MIME boundaries so runs are reproducible, and every address is fictional. Test header parsing, MIME decoding, attachment extraction, and EML/MBOX conversion against the documented structure.

Code examples

from email import policy
from email.parser import BytesParser

msg = BytesParser(policy=policy.default).parse(open("utf8-filename-attachment.eml", "rb"))
print(msg["subject"], msg["from"])

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