thunderbird / thunderbird/thunderbird-android

Content-Type of attachments: handle text/rfc822-headers as message/rfc822

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type: enhancement
Dominant language
Kotlin
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Description

Display attachments of Content-Type: text/rfc822-headers in the same way, as if they were of Content-Type: message/rfc822.

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Research direction

In the Thunderbird for Android codebase, locate the attachment display path that branches on Content-Type and inspect how message/rfc822 attachments are handled. Treat text/rfc822-headers the same way and verify that such attachments display identically to message/rfc822 attachments.

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Assessment

Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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