102320 - Netscape 6.0 does NOT accept files attachment via command line

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(MailNews Core :: Composition, defect)

Description

[Jaime Rodriguez, Jr.]

The application JotSmart works in Netscape 4.76-.78 (and actually 4.02, with a
few option setting changes), but does not work with Netscape 6.0-6.1  The
problem lies in the command line parameters that Netscape allows.  Previously,
the "-compose" switch could be followed by a filename of a pre-made e-mail
message and then further followed by a file to be attached (in our case an audio
file).  For example:
 
c:\netscape\netscape.exe    -compose    newmsg.txt    -attachment.wav
 
Netscape 6.0 still accepts the "-compose" (i.e. opens Netscape Messenger with a
new message started), but it does NOT accept files for import.

Comment 1

[scottputterman]

Jean-Francois, how hard is it to import a text file as a message?  Do you know
if our MAPI support will handle this?

Comment 2

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

what's the format of the file: message/rfc822?

Comment 3

[Adrian]

More than simple text... MHTML (embedded images & attached audio files), i.e. 
RFC2557.

Comment 4

[Sheela Ravindran]

reassing 

Comment 5

[Adrian]

Any news on this bug?   (Apologies for posting a pester question here... my 
concern is that the latest version of our product, JotSmart, is being released 
with Lotus Notes and Pocomail compatibility.  I hate to see our compatibility 
with Netscape die because of this bug).
Thanks.
Adrian Alting-Mees

Comment 6

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

Sorry but it's not in my priority list. But you are welcome to find somebody to
add this feature to Netscape 6. Adding keyword helpwanted...

Comment 7

[Adrian]

I can certainly understand your priorities... I appreciate your candor.  
When "reassessing" showed up in comment #4, our hopes were raised a bit.

Thanks for the suggestion about keyword "helpwanted".  I guess I have no choice 
now.  I figured I'd go right to the final source (you guys at Netscape) before 
trying the open source route.

Wish me luck!

Comment 8

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

WFM Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.1b2pre) Gecko/20081021 Shredder/3.0b1pre