Hello Steven, On Fri, 8 Sep 2006 12:02:41 -0400 GMT (08/09/2006, 23:02 +0700 GMT), Steven P Vallière wrote:
TF>>> This would usually only happen if these .msg files are TF>>> attachments to messages you received. If you are sure you TF>>> didn't receive MIME-attached messages this would be weird. SPV>> The files look like plain printable ASCII of the complete SPV>> message header and body -- minus any attachment(s). With what you say below, I think my assumption was right that these were MIME-attached messages. TF>>> Do you receive a lot of "look at this" forwards? SPV>> Not that I'm aware of. You mention spam later on - this may be the source of the MIME-attached messages. TF>>> Account / Properties / Options / Keep attachments TF>>> in Message Body. (If these files are attachments, that is.) SPV>> I didn't find that setting under Options. In my version it SPV>> has moved to 'Files & directories' ... Yes, sorry, my bad. SPV>> but I changed it anyway, to see what happens. TF>>> Try moving these .msg files (all of them) to a temporary TF>>> directory you create for this purpose, while TB is closed. TF>>> Then reopen TB and see whether you have problems reading TF>>> the message bodies. SPV>> Good idea. Don't know why I didn't think of it. I'll give it SPV>> a try. SPV> I tried a few things: moving the .MSG files does not seem to SPV> have affected my ability to read the bodies of recent messages SPV> that I didn't want to lose. GOOD OK. SPV> I changed the 'Keep attachments' setting to 'in message bodies' SPV> and send myself a message from my RoadRunner account using their SPV> web mail. No .MSG file appeared. Good. SPV> I changed the 'Keep attachments' setting back to 'in a separate SPV> directory' and sent myself another message from my RoadRunner SPV> account. Still no .MSG file. Still good. SPV> Apparently, these must be some sort of unnamed attachment or SPV> something (since TB names them all using an 8 digit sequential SPV> number.MSG) that is coming in with some (or most?) of the SPAM SPV> I am receiving. I would think so too. SPV> If the TB developers are reading this, it sure would be nice if SPV> I could define my own list of attachment types to save or NOT SPV> save. Better yet, have both options and allow the user to choose SPV> which way to go: list the only extension types to be saved OR SPV> save all EXCEPT the listed extension types. This may be possible with Incoming filters, I didn't check. -- Cheers, Thomas. "This 'telephone' has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us." -- Western Union internal memo, 1876. http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/ Message reply created with The Bat! 3.85.02 under Windows XP 5.1 Build 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.85.03 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
