m.roth at 5-cent.us
2015-Apr-22 18:25 UTC
[CentOS] semi-OT: t-bird mime type on .pdf attachment is wrong
I was sending my manager a copy of a form, and attached it (not inline), using -t-bird, and he complains it didn't want to open. Looking at the message source, t-bird had decided that the mime type was all/allfiles, though the name ended in .pdf. I've searched via the config editor, and I've been googling, and not finding anything. (I just *adore* the current google: I have +"all/allfiles" in the search terms, and in the para it displays on a hit I see "all somethingorother", with the word "all" bolded....) Anyone got ideas? I've looked in .thunderbird/<blah>.default/mime_types.rdf, and everything looks good in there. mark
Tris Hoar
2015-Apr-23 12:47 UTC
[CentOS] semi-OT: t-bird mime type on .pdf attachment is wrong
On 22/04/2015 19:25, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote:> I was sending my manager a copy of a form, and attached it (not inline), > using -t-bird, and he complains it didn't want to open. Looking at the > message source, t-bird had decided that the mime type was all/allfiles, > though the name ended in .pdf. I've searched via the config editor, and > I've been googling, and not finding anything. (I just *adore* the current > google: I have +"all/allfiles" in the search terms, and in the para it > displays on a hit I see "all somethingorother", with the word "all" > bolded....) > > Anyone got ideas? I've looked in > .thunderbird/<blah>.default/mime_types.rdf, and everything looks good in > there. > > mark > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > > > ************************************************************* > This message has been checked for viruses by the > Birmingham Grid for Learning. For guidance on good > e-mail practice, e-mail viruses and hoaxes please visit: > http://www.bgfl.org/emailaup > ************************************************************* > > >Did you check the mime type of the file? just because it says PDF does not make that true. You can use file to check it. Tris ************************************************************* This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify postmaster at bgfl.org The views expressed within this email are those of the individual, and not necessarily those of the organisation *************************************************************
m.roth at 5-cent.us
2015-Apr-23 14:47 UTC
[CentOS] semi-OT: t-bird mime type on .pdf attachment is wrong
Tris Hoar wrote:> On 22/04/2015 19:25, m.roth at 5-cent.us wrote: >> I was sending my manager a copy of a form, and attached it (not inline), >> using -t-bird, and he complains it didn't want to open. Looking at the >> message source, t-bird had decided that the mime type was all/allfiles, >> though the name ended in .pdf. I've searched via the config editor, and >> I've been googling, and not finding anything. (I just *adore* the >> current google: I have +"all/allfiles" in the search terms, and in thepara it>> displays on a hit I see "all somethingorother", with the word "all" >> bolded....) >> >> Anyone got ideas? I've looked in >> .thunderbird/<blah>.default/mime_types.rdf, and everything looks good in >> there. > > Did you check the mime type of the file? just because it says PDF does > not make that true. > You can use file to check it. >file docs/*.pdf, and all come back saying that they're PDF document, version 1.4 I believe this is a t-bird issue (another one, since they broke it six months or so ago). mark