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Possibility to export attachments via "Mail Messages"
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Description
If the user exports messages from an channel (via "Mail Messages"), there is no way to export the attachments too.
You can select messages you want to export, but messages with attachments will appear empty and no attachment will be sent in the mail. It is very important to have the possibility to export the whole channel e.g. to archive it in an ERP System.
Suggestion:
- fix the "empty message" problem
- "select all" button in "mail messages" dialogue
- provide REST-API to easily export a channel to .zip file
Looking forward to hear from you!
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the "Mail Messages" channel-export flow and how message attachments are handled. Confirm the current behavior with a channel containing attachments, then define completion as exported messages retaining their attachments; the issue also proposes selecting all messages and a REST API for ZIP exports.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100