On Tuesday, December 2, 2003, at 01:00, you wrote: >> TMDA seems to attach a "Content-Description" to the textual (from the >> template) portion of confirmation messages, etc. >> >> This would normally not be a problem, but we run "RenAttach" >> >> http://www.pc-tools.net/unix/renattach/ >> >> which renames any "file attachments" not meeting a criteria for file >> extensions. The attachment of a "Content-Description" makes the text >> portion into an "attachment", and thus it is renamed, and the >> content-type is changed to "unknown".
> This is a bug in RenAttach. The Content-Description header provides a > textual, human-readable description of a MIME body part, and does not > otherwise affect the structure or content of the part. This header is > optional, but perfectly legal. See RFC 2045 for more details. Unfortunately I think its also a "feature" in MS Lookout - if the content description field contains a filename Lookout uses it as the filename of the mime attachment if it doesnt find one elsewhere. Great for getting executables past virus scanners..... Marcus -- Marcus Williams -- http://www.quintic.co.uk Quintic Ltd, 39 Newnham Road, Cambridge, UK _________________________________________________ tmda-workers mailing list ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) http://tmda.net/lists/listinfo/tmda-workers
