thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Allow listing and visiting all MIME parts

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status: help wanted status: needs design type: enhancement unconfirmed
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Description

Allow listing and visiting all MIME parts, like in the Mutt mail reader, or Emacs' Gnus. That way the user has full control.

Give the user the right to know the full list of MIME parts to the message they received.

Including the sizes and MIME types.

And allow them to freedom to open and inspect each part, in the application they choose.

No longer shall email messages be some sort of black box.

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
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Research direction

Start from the issue's requested behavior: expose every MIME part with its size and MIME type, and let users inspect each part using an application they choose. The issue names no files, tests, or entry points; clarify the UI and handling scope with maintainers before implementation, then verify that all parts are listable and openable.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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