keybase / keybase/client

Cannot download attachments from chat

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Description

First of all, thanks a lot for the awesome project! I'm trying it out and it's very nice. I'm especially excited about the command line chat feature. However, I can't seem to figure out how to use attachments.

Whenever I try to download an attachment sent to me in chat, I get "ERROR unencrypted attachments not supported" -- even if attachment is encrypted.

The sender can download the same attachment without a problem.

Any ideas how to fix this?

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the attachment download failure in the command-line chat feature and trace the source of the "unencrypted attachments not supported" error. Compare the recipient and sender download paths, then verify that a recipient can download an encrypted attachment without the error.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend, cli
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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