Closed Bug 1748442 Opened 3 years ago Closed 3 years ago

Attachments in Thunderbird with a colon ":" in the file name cannot be opened in a Windows file system !!!

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(Thunderbird :: General, defect)

Thunderbird 91
defect

Tracking

(Not tracked)

RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 1747977

People

(Reporter: bruno.kastner, Unassigned)

Details

(Keywords: regression)

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Thunderbird version 91.4.1 (32-Bit)

Attachments in Thunderbird with a colon ":" in the file name, cannot be opened in a Windows File System !!!

This was possible in previous version.
(Unfortunately, some of our customers send us such attachments)

Greetings from Berlin

This issue is broader than just the colon - we're having the same issue with attachments with a backslash "" in the filename as well. This worked in previous Thunderbird releases.

Likewise ... we have a vendor sending us such attachments.

We have identified the same issue since version 91.4.1
Tested under windows:

  • Double click on an attached file; forbidden characters in a windows file name are no longer converted to "hyphen".
  • If you carry out the "Save as" option, the prohibited characters are replaced by a "dash"
  • If you use thunderbird's PDF viewer, the conversion is fine.

The problem is therefore only present when creating the temporary file when requesting to open with an external program - there is no longer any replacement of prohibited characters (: / \ ...)

We have been working with Thunderbird for more than 10 years and cannot understand why forbidden characters are no longer being replaced. As a result, Thunderbird has largely become unusable for us and we unfortunately have to switch to another program.
The built-in PDF viewer is unusable due to the very poor print quality and the lack of setting options.

Version: unspecified → Thunderbird 91
Status: UNCONFIRMED → RESOLVED
Closed: 3 years ago
Keywords: regression
Resolution: --- → DUPLICATE
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