thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android
Display of .eml attchements not supported
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Description
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App
Thunderbird for Android
App version
17.0
Where did you get the app from?
F-Droid
Android version
A15
Device model
peridot
Steps to reproduce
Go to inbox.
Open mail with an attachment in format .eml.
Tap on attachment to open.
Expected behavior
Attachment should be opened and displayed.
Actual behavior
. eml attachments always have size of 0 B.
Attachment can't be displayed/opened.
Logs
This is related to feature request #1498 from 2016. We are close to an anniversary, I presume.
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Research direction
Reproduce this in Thunderbird for Android 17.0 by opening a message with a .eml attachment and tapping the attachment. Trace the attachment handling from that action; done means the attachment reports its real size and can be opened and displayed instead of showing 0 B.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- android, kotlin
- Domain
- mobile
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 52/100