[Users] ASCII text attachments (Paul)

Paul claws at thewildbeast.co.uk
Fri Dec 11 12:45:28 CET 2015


Hi Alberto,

Thanks for the examples.

On Fri, 11 Dec 2015 11:52:27 +0100
Alberto Girlando <alberto.girlando at unipr.it> wrote: 

> My conclusion is that is the extension that determines
> the behavior, rather than a test through the "file" facility:
> if the extension is not known, the file is embedded into the text
> of the mail.

My view is that the server through which your mail passes
disassembles the message and then doesn't reconstruct it
again properly, but instead creates a broken format.

Look at the format:

-------8<-----8<------8<-----8<------8<-----8<------

--MP_/jAtc4e_nBB65zIUi=IePqMb
Content-Type: text/plain

Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=prova.xyz

OzsgVGhpcyBidWZmZXIgaXMgZm9yIG5vdGVzIHlvdSBkb24ndCB3YW50IHRvIHNhdmUsIGFuZCBm
b3IgTGlzcCBldmFsdWF0aW9uLgo7OyBJZiB5b3Ugd2FudCB0byBjcmVhdGUgYSBmaWxlLCB2aXNp
dCB0aGF0IGZpbGUgd2l0aCBDLXggQy1mLAo7OyB0aGVuIGVudGVyIHRoZSB0ZXh0IGluIHRoYXQg
ZmlsZSdzIG93biBidWZmZXIuCgo=

--MP_/jAtc4e_nBB65zIUi=IePqMb--

------->8----->8------>8----->8------>8----->8------

Note the blank line between Content-Type and
Content-Transfer-Encoding. This is wrong, and is not written that way
by Claws Mail.

You can probably verify this by saving your sent mail and checking
the saved mail.

with regards

Paul



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