thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Stop treating un-downloaded embedded images as attachments

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type: architecture type: enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

Expected behavior

Picture in message body should not been treated as an attachment

Actual behavior

when the picture in body can't been loaded completely , it will be it will been treated as an attachment.
when click download complete button, the picture in body will been displayed, but this attachment also existed.

Steps to reproduce

1.Set account the maximum auto download messagesize 32kb;
2.Send a mail contain pictures with another email account;
3.Receive the mail in K9 mail;

Environment

K-9 Mail version: 5.300-SNAPSHOT

Android version: Android 5.0

Account type (IMAP, POP3, WebDAV/Exchange): IMAP

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue in K-9 Mail with an IMAP account, Android 5.0, and a 32 KB maximum automatic message size. Start by tracing how incomplete embedded images are classified during message loading and download completion. Done means an embedded picture is displayed after downloading without leaving a separate attachment entry.

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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
30/100

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