diff --git a/parametricJob.py b/parametricJob.py
index d2a210af3619e35aea671dfbafddf13ab95573a8..7c78c8b53558e70edb3039d23b375e0be0083f6d 100644
--- a/parametricJob.py
+++ b/parametricJob.py
@@ -68,8 +68,9 @@ class ParametricJob(PRMSet):
             except:
                 text="file not found"
         import smtplib
-        server = smtplib.SMTP(smtpServ)
-        server.sendmail(fromA, toA, head+text)
+        server = smtplib.SMTP(smtpServ)        
+        server.sendmail(fromA, toA, (head+text).encode('ascii','ignore'))
+        #server.sendmail(fromA, toA, head+text)
         server.quit()
 
     def mailhtml(self, file, subject):
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ class ParametricJob(PRMSet):
         # getting address & smtp servers
         fromA, toA, smtpServ = self.getMailData()
         # building email
-        from email.MIMEText import MIMEText
+        #from email.MIMEText import MIMEText
+        from email.mime.text import MIMEText
         file = open(file,'r')
         text = file.read()
         file.close()