See below... ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 12:10 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [Mailman-Users] Mailman drops extension of attachment > > > > > > I tried searching the archives but found nothing about it. I guess > > my search terms were not good enough. > > > > It is not a problem with the mail client. I did debug tracing on > > the clients to see what was being passed before I submitted a bug > > report. The client identifies the attachment correctly as a pdf. > > The problem is that the length of the attachment name seems to be > > to long for mailman to process correctly. > > > > Sending an attachment called: > > "PRESIDENT'S NEWSLETTER NO. 2 - 2003-2004 ACADEMIC December.pdf" > > Results in one called: > > "PRESIDENT'S NEWSLETTER NO. 2 - 2003-2004 ACADEMIC" > > > > The recieving client can still open the missnamed attachment if > > they know what to select as a program to open it with. Its just > > that the extension is missing and that only happens after going > > through mailman. It does not happen if it is sent directly to a > > user. > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > This *exact* problem was discussed in the archives awhile back. > > > If memory serves me correctly the problem then was that the > > > email client used a generic type of mime file type identifier > > > rather than a more proper one that identified the file type > > > properly as pdf. > > > Mailman then treats this as a generic file and renames it with a > > > generic extension. A patch was generated so that Mailman no > > > longer changed the file extension. A look in the archives might > > > prove useful to you. > > > > > > Jon Carnes > > > > > > On Mon, 2003-12-22 at 16:57, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > I have not had any response on this. Does anyone have any info > > > > they can share with me on it? > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message Follows ----- > > > > > We just sent out a message to our employees. There calling > > > > > because they can't open the pdf attachment. > > > > > > > > > > Looking at it, it looks like the .pdf part is missing from > > > > > the attachment name in the message. If you know what to do > > > > > you can open the attachment. But the browser does not know > > > > > what to do with it and most of our users don't either. > > > > > > > > > > Is there a fix for this? > > > > > > > > > > Suggestions, ideas? > > > > > > > > > > ==================== > > > > > Kevin W. Gagel > > > > > Network Administrator > > > > > (250) 561-5848 local 448 > > > > > (250) 562-2131 local 448 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- The > > > > > College of New Caledonia, Visit us at http://www.cnc.bc.ca > > > > > Virus scanning is done on all incoming and outgoing email. > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > > > > > Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py > > > > > Searchable Archives: > > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ > > > > > > > > > > This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/gagel%40cnc.bc.ca > > > > > > > > ==================== > > > > Kevin W. Gagel > > > > Network Administrator > > > > (250) 561-5848 local 448 > > > > (250) 562-2131 local 448 > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > The College of New Caledonia, Visit us at http://www.cnc.bc.ca > > > > Virus scanning is done on all incoming and outgoing email. > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------ > > > > Mailman-Users mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users > > > > Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py > > > > Searchable Archives: > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ > > > > This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Unsubscribe or change your options at > > > > > > > > > > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/jonc%40nc.rr.com > > > > > Follow the thread [Mailman-Users] Attachments - PDF Issue in the Nov > 2003 archive and see if this is any help. > > http://mail.python.org/pipermail/mailman-users/2003-November/032634.html
Read through the thread. No it didn't help. I change the filebase, ignore to filebase, ext like the thread indicated but I still end up with the same thing. The problem is the mailman handles the file name and the fact that users are using long file names. Its not a problem with the extention as I thought. Mailman drops the last part of the file name off, so a file name like this: PRESIDENT'S NEWSLETTER NO. 2 - 2003-2004 ACADEMIC December.pdf Becomes a file name like this: PRESIDENT'S NEWSLETTER NO. 2 - 2003-2004 ACADEMIC So the December.pdf part is lost. I've verified it is not a MUA problem by running tests in debug mode and checking what got sent to Mailman. It is in the attachment handling routine of mailman that the problem exists. ==================== Kevin W. Gagel Network Administrator (250) 561-5848 local 448 (250) 562-2131 local 448 -------------------------------------------------------------- The College of New Caledonia, Visit us at http://www.cnc.bc.ca Virus scanning is done on all incoming and outgoing email. -------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------ Mailman-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/mailman-users Mailman FAQ: http://www.python.org/cgi-bin/faqw-mm.py Searchable Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/mailman-users%40python.org/ This message was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe or change your options at http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/mailman-users/archive%40jab.org
