thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Big messages are not shown with default settings
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Description
Checklist
- I have used the search function to see if someone else has already submitted the same bug report.
- I will describe the problem with as much detail as possible.
App
Thunderbird for Android
App version
15.0
Where did you get the app from?
F-Droid
Android version
16, GrapheneOS
Steps to reproduce
- Open your Inbox or any other folder on IMAP server
- List through the messages
Expected behavior
All the messages should be in place on the list!
On opening, if the message is lager than threshold set in "Accound settings/Fetching mail/Fetch messages up to", conformation dialog should appear before downloading the full message body.
Actual behavior
Some messages with attachments (presumably, big ones) are just missing in the list. So user don't have even clue about their existence.
If the option above set to "any size (no limit)", the missing messages are back (by default, it's 32KiB).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- 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 reproducing the issue in Thunderbird for Android with an IMAP folder, the default 32 KiB “Fetch messages up to” setting, and a message with attachments. Trace the message-list loading and opening flow around this setting; done means oversized messages remain listed and opening one prompts before downloading the full body.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100