diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b73897a..622977e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,11 +8,14 @@ KNOWN ISSUES
 ------------
 
 - Cannot finish sync if one replica contains a directory and the other replica contains a file named the same way (Unix doesn't allow this)
+- Soft deletion does not honor exclusion lists
+
 
 RECENT CHANGES
 --------------
 
 ! XX Dec 2015: osync v1.1 released
+- More fixes for GNU / non-GNU versions of mail command
 - Added bogus config file checks & environment checks
 - Added delta copies disable option
 - Revamped rsync patterns to allow include and exclude patterns
diff --git a/dev/debug_osync.sh b/dev/debug_osync.sh
index 9d2f044..de6bb26 100755
--- a/dev/debug_osync.sh
+++ b/dev/debug_osync.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PROGRAM_VERSION=1.1-pre
 PROGRAM_BUILD=2015112805
 IS_STABLE=no
 
-FUNC_BUILD=2015113001
+FUNC_BUILD=2015121501
 ## BEGIN Generic functions for osync & obackup written in 2013-2015 by Orsiris de Jong - http://www.netpower.fr - ozy@netpower.fr
 
 ## type -p does not work on platforms other than linux (bash). If if does not work, always assume output is not a zero exitcode
@@ -278,7 +278,13 @@ function SendAlert {
 	fi
 
 	if type mail > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-		echo "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" | $(type -p mail) -a "$ALERT_LOG_FILE" -s "$subject" $DESTINATION_MAILS
+		if $(type -p mail) -V | grep "GNU" > /dev/null; then echo ok; fi
+			attachment_command="-A $ALERT_LOG_FILE"
+		elif ($type -p mail) -V; then
+			attachment_command="-a $ALERT_LOG_FILE"
+		else
+			attachment_command=""
+		echo "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" | $(type -p mail) $attachment_command -s "$subject" $DESTINATION_MAILS
 		if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 			Logger "WARNING: Cannot send alert email via $(type -p mail) with attachments !!!" "WARN"
 			echo "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" | $(type -p mail) -s "$subject" $DESTINATION_MAILS
diff --git a/dev/ofunctions.sh b/dev/ofunctions.sh
index 51f254b..957361f 100644
--- a/dev/ofunctions.sh
+++ b/dev/ofunctions.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FUNC_BUILD=2015113001
+FUNC_BUILD=2015121501
 ## BEGIN Generic functions for osync & obackup written in 2013-2015 by Orsiris de Jong - http://www.netpower.fr - ozy@netpower.fr
 
 ## type -p does not work on platforms other than linux (bash). If if does not work, always assume output is not a zero exitcode
@@ -269,7 +269,13 @@ function SendAlert {
 	fi
 
 	if type mail > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-		echo "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" | $(type -p mail) -a "$ALERT_LOG_FILE" -s "$subject" $DESTINATION_MAILS
+		if $(type -p mail) -V | grep "GNU" > /dev/null; then echo ok; fi
+			attachment_command="-A $ALERT_LOG_FILE"
+		elif ($type -p mail) -V; then
+			attachment_command="-a $ALERT_LOG_FILE"
+		else
+			attachment_command=""
+		echo "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" | $(type -p mail) $attachment_command -s "$subject" $DESTINATION_MAILS
 		if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 			Logger "WARNING: Cannot send alert email via $(type -p mail) with attachments !!!" "WARN"
 			echo "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" | $(type -p mail) -s "$subject" $DESTINATION_MAILS
diff --git a/osync.sh b/osync.sh
index ee97179..12e901e 100755
--- a/osync.sh
+++ b/osync.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PROGRAM_VERSION=1.1-pre
 PROGRAM_BUILD=2015112805
 IS_STABLE=no
 
-FUNC_BUILD=2015113001
+FUNC_BUILD=2015121501
 ## BEGIN Generic functions for osync & obackup written in 2013-2015 by Orsiris de Jong - http://www.netpower.fr - ozy@netpower.fr
 
 ## type -p does not work on platforms other than linux (bash). If if does not work, always assume output is not a zero exitcode
@@ -266,7 +266,13 @@ function SendAlert {
 	fi
 
 	if type mail > /dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-		echo "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" | $(type -p mail) -a "$ALERT_LOG_FILE" -s "$subject" $DESTINATION_MAILS
+		if $(type -p mail) -V | grep "GNU" > /dev/null; then echo ok; fi
+			attachment_command="-A $ALERT_LOG_FILE"
+		elif ($type -p mail) -V; then
+			attachment_command="-a $ALERT_LOG_FILE"
+		else
+			attachment_command=""
+		echo "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" | $(type -p mail) $attachment_command -s "$subject" $DESTINATION_MAILS
 		if [ $? != 0 ]; then
 			Logger "WARNING: Cannot send alert email via $(type -p mail) with attachments !!!" "WARN"
 			echo "$MAIL_ALERT_MSG" | $(type -p mail) -s "$subject" $DESTINATION_MAILS