Re: [Mutt] #3170: mutt: Attachments are automatically displayed
#3170: mutt: Attachments are automatically displayed even with 'Content-
Disposition: attachment'
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Reporter: antonio@xxxxxxxx | Owner: pdmef
Type: defect | Status: started
Priority: minor | Milestone: 1.6
Component: display | Version: 1.5.19
Resolution: | Keywords: patch
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Changes (by vinc17):
* cc: vincent@xxxxxxxxxx (added)
Comment:
I agree. The RFC says: ''Bodyparts can be designated `attachment' '''to
indicate that they are separate from the main body of the mail message''',
and that their display should not be automatic, but contingent upon some
further action of the user. The MUA might instead present the user of a
bitmap terminal with an iconic representation of the attachments, or, on
character terminals, with a list of attachments from which the user could
select for viewing or storage.''
The important part is in bold (the rest is user interface suggestions).
Mutt doesn't behave against that. The user still has the list of
attachments to be able to view them easily, in the order he wants.
Automatic display in the terminal is just an optional feature.
Now, if the message contains bodyparts with inline ''and'' attachment
dispositions, the inline ones should be displayed first (in the order they
appear). Otherwise this can make the message meaningless. I haven't
checked whether Mutt behaves correctly here.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3170#comment:6>
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