Formulator / python / string question

Hi,

I am trying to have a python scrypt to send the results from a 
formulator form to both an e-mail recipient and a MySQL database. The 
latter works fine. However, the e-mail gives me problems. Please 
checkout the following part from the script:

    # Can we connect to the MailHost?
    try:
      mailhost = getattr(context, context.superValues('Mail Host')[0].id)
    except:
      raise AttributeError, "Can't find a Mail Host object."

    mTo = address[1] + ', ' + result['email']
    mFrom = result['email']
    mSubj = '** NMRDG; 8 October 2004; Utrecht **'
    message = []
    message.append('This email has been automatically sent to you from 
the server.')
    message.append('** NMRDG meeting **')
    message.append('** 8 October 2004 **\n\n')
    for field in form.get_fields():
      message.append(string.ljust(field.get_value('title') + ": ", 28) + 
result[field.id])

    mMsg = '\n'.join(message)
    mailhost.send(mMsg, mto=mTo, mfrom=mFrom, subject=mSubj)
    # enter the data into the database
    context.nmrdg_db_insert(salutation=result['salutation'], 
.....skipped......)
    return printed

When I leave out the 'for field... part that essentially readsout the 
form results' I get a normally formated e-mail:

This email has been automatically sent to you from the server.
** NMRDG meeting **
** 8 October 2004 **

(Obviously without the relevant data). However when I include
    for field in form.get_fields():
      message.append(string.ljust(field.get_value('title') + ": ", 28) + 
result[field.id])
the entire mMsg in the e-mail gets reformatted. What basically happens 
is that each character is followed by 3 spaces. OK everything is 
there... But it is virtually unreadible.:

T   h   i   s       e   m   a   i   l       h   a   s       b   e   e   n       a   u   t   o   m   a   t   i   c   a   l   l   y       s   e   n   t       t   o       y   o   u       f   r   o   m       t   h   e       s   e   r   v   e   r   .   
   *   *       N   M   R   D   G       m   e   e   t   i   n   g       *   *   
   *   *       8       O   c   t   o   b   e   r       2   0   0   4       *   *   
   
   
   S   a   l   u   t   a   t   i   o   n   :                                                                       M   r   
   T   i   t   l   e   :                                                                                           D   r   
   L   a   s   t       N   a   m   e   :                                                                           L   e   e   f   l   a   n   g   


Could anyone clarify this to me?

Cheers,
Bas
   F   i   r   s   t       N   a   m   e   :                                                                       B   a   s       R   



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