184248 - attachments are ignored in rv:1.2.1. I didn't have this problem in prior release.

Status: VERIFIED DUPLICATE of bug 171128

(MailNews Core :: Attachments, defect)

Description

[Harry Tabak]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20021130
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.2.1) Gecko/20021130

Incoming messages with attachments should be displayed in the summary pane with
a paper clip. When opening the message, the attachments should be listed as a
pane in the upper right corner of the message message window.  Clicking
New to this release, attachments are ignored for both new and older mail.  By
older mail, I mean mail received and read with a prior release (1.2.0 and older). 

The paper clip icon is not displayed on new mail in the folder summaries, but
older messages still show the paper clip.  However, when opening the mail, new
or old, no mechanism is provided to display the attachment.  There is no window
for the attachments, nor is there a hyperlink.

Note: Menu Message->Edit as new --- is able to see the attachment.

Note: This release, 1.2.1 was installed as an upgrade to 1.2.0

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Create email to yourself with a .pdf or .doc attachment.
2.Send it
3.Receive it
4.Look for the paper clip in the inbox folder summary pane -- you won't see it
5.Open the mail
6.Try to open the attachment -- there is nothing to click on


Actual Results:  
4. no paper clip
5. no attaachment indicated

Expected Results:  
continue to work as in prior releases

My mozilla was installed over prior releases.

Comment 1

[Olivier Cahagne]

related: bug 180055, bug 183559, bug 183709 ?

Comment 2

[R.K.Aa.]

also similar: bug 183231
reporter: which theme are you using?

Comment 3

[Harry Tabak]

180055: doesn't seem related. This impacts all attachments, not links.  Also I
don't believe the problem was in 1.2B.

183709: may be similar.

183231: significant differences in symtoms. In this case email is not marked as
having attachments. Double clicking produces a new blank window instead of mail.

theme: unknown

Comment 4

[Harry Tabak]

Problems must be related to user profile somehow. Is there an option to ignore
attachments?
1) I copied message directories to a new location, I then installed Netscape
7.0, and created a New profile with a link to the copied message directories.
Netscape 7.0 worked fine -- mail with attachments looked proper.

2) I then closed Netscape and opened Mozilla with the New profile.  Mozilla now
displayed with the new Netscape style browser.  Mail with attachments now worked
OK.  Paper clips, on the directory pane.  Attachment list in the mail pane.

3) I closed Mozila and re-opened it under the prior failure profile.  Attachment
problem reappeared!  Browser displayed with old Netscape 4.7 appearance.

Comment 5

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*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 171128 ***

Comment 6

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verified dup