Pegasus Mail does not show message except as an attachment
Hi,
This occurs on one list that I administer. In fuller detail we have two issues.
Members want to send .doc file attachments, (and html emails too) and of course have them arrive. If I have content filtering on & which allows .doc file attachments then members using Pegasus Mail complain that the message does not show up on page 1 as it were and has to be found among the tree of attachments. Under different content filtering Pegasus Mail users can be satisfied to see the message on page 1 as it were, but the .doc attachments are no longer there for any one to see.
I can see the messages plain and clear in Claws email and the .doc files are of course shown as attachments. I conclude that Pegasus is somehow at fault in its display of the message as an attachment instead of as the body of the message (my terminology may be lacking here).
I have searched but can find no answer, do other users find display issues of mailman content filtered posts with Pegasus Mail?
If I have content filtering off, Pegasus Mail users suffer the same display issue.
The list has run for years with no complaints. Recently the issue of sending .doc files has just been raised and it is the provision of pass rules that seem to put Pegasus users in a whirl.
Anne
Anne Wainwright wrote:
This occurs on one list that I administer. In fuller detail we have two issues.
Members want to send .doc file attachments, (and html emails too) and of course have them arrive. If I have content filtering on & which allows .doc file attachments then members using Pegasus Mail complain that the message does not show up on page 1 as it were and has to be found among the tree of attachments. Under different content filtering Pegasus Mail users can be satisfied to see the message on page 1 as it were, but the .doc attachments are no longer there for any one to see.
Is there a msg_header defined for the list. If so, it will be added as the first text/plain message part which some MUAs will call the body. It may look empty but contain white space. If you want the message header, see the FAQ at <http://wiki.list.org/x/84A9>.
-- Mark Sapiro <mark@msapiro.net> The highway is for gamblers, San Francisco Bay Area, California better use your sense - B. Dylan
Hello, Mark,
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 15:15:04 -0800 Mark Sapiro <mark@msapiro.net> wrote:
Anne Wainwright wrote:
This occurs on one list that I administer. In fuller detail we have two issues.
Members want to send .doc file attachments, (and html emails too) and of course have them arrive. If I have content filtering on & which allows .doc file attachments then members using Pegasus Mail complain that the message does not show up on page 1 as it were and has to be found among the tree of attachments. Under different content filtering Pegasus Mail users can be satisfied to see the message on page 1 as it were, but the .doc attachments are no longer there for any one to see.
Is there a msg_header defined for the list. If so, it will be added as the first text/plain message part which some MUAs will call the body. It may look empty but contain white space. If you want the message header, see the FAQ at <http://wiki.list.org/x/84A9>. Yes, there was, and I removed both headers and footers since the membership on this list is static and the info given is really cosmetic only. Based upon limited postings today this has had beneficial results for those that I spoke to.
I read the faq which is clear but which I would not have picked up on from the title as a guide to any solution.
regards Anne
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011, Anne Wainwright wrote:
Hi,
This occurs on one list that I administer. In fuller detail we have two issues.
Members want to send .doc file attachments, (and html emails too) and of course have them arrive. If I have content filtering on & which allows .doc file attachments then members using Pegasus Mail complain that the message does not show up on page 1 as it were and has to be found among the tree of attachments. Under different content filtering Pegasus Mail users can be satisfied to see the message on page 1 as it were, but the .doc attachments are no longer there for any one to see.
Just one question, does the message consist entirely of the aforementioned content?
Also, note that I've seen Sylpheed basically choke on a message if the message was HTML only with no straight text as well - normally this happens in attachment view. I haven't used Pmail in years, so I don't remember if the layout is anything similar.
-Dennis
Hello, Dennis,
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011 16:07:59 -0800 (PST) Dennis Carr <dennisthetiger@chez-vrolet.net> wrote:
On Wed, 16 Nov 2011, Anne Wainwright wrote:
Hi,
This occurs on one list that I administer. In fuller detail we have two issues.
Members want to send .doc file attachments, (and html emails too) and of course have them arrive. If I have content filtering on & which allows .doc file attachments then members using Pegasus Mail complain that the message does not show up on page 1 as it were and has to be found among the tree of attachments. Under different content filtering Pegasus Mail users can be satisfied to see the message on page 1 as it were, but the .doc attachments are no longer there for any one to see.
Just one question, does the message consist entirely of the aforementioned content? The message is separate from the .doc file and is explanatory in nature relating to, say, a complex legal .doc file with annotations.
As you will see from my reply to Mark I am hopeful that removing header and footer text has resolved the issue. The header was shown as the message and the message as an attachment. So fingers crossed.
Also, note that I've seen Sylpheed basically choke on a message if the message was HTML only with no straight text as well - normally this happens in attachment view. I haven't used Pmail in years, so I don't remember if the layout is anything similar.
I also have Claws lockups but never found out why. Most unladylike as even the Force Quit button is rendered nonop. PMail is way ahead of Sylpheed or its more popular cousin Claws in terms of features. With a floating window structure I would not say it resembled either. It is my own favourite on Win for handling heavy mail loads, but then I am only just looking at mutt and never have seen alpine! More like Mark's Popcorn from a look at his screenshot.
thanks Anne
-Dennis
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