270780 - Mail storage on network server

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(SeaMonkey :: MailNews: Backend, defect)

Description

[Stefan Steinmetz]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040910
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.0; en-US; rv:1.7.3) Gecko/20040910

Storage of mails via save as is prohibited on our server. This works with MS
Outlook but not with Mozilla 1.7.3. Bugzilla account information. You are not
legalised to open this file. Ask the owner...

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Tagging a message
2. Using "save as" from the "File" menu
3. Selecting the server on our LAN

Actual Results:  
The above mentioned message appears-

Expected Results:  
The storage should be allowed.

Comment 1

[Frank Wein [:mcsmurf]]

I don't quite understand your bug report... What do you want now, a clearer
error message or where is the problem? And why should storage be allowed, when
"Storage of mails via save as is prohibited on our server.", that's a contradiction.

Comment 2

[Frank Wein [:mcsmurf]]

by mail:
"Hello,
The problem is that MOZILLA doesn't allow us to store emails on the server. WE
can store them locally on our hard disk but not on the network neither when we
want to copy/move them later on.
With OUTLOOK it isn't a problem only with MOZILLA.
I hope that clarifies the matter. "

Mozilla uses on Windows just the normal API methods, it uses the normal Windows
filepicker, so i don't quite understand why saving should fail here.

Comment 3

[WADA:World Anti-bad-Duping Agency]

WORKSFORME with Mozilla Suite nightly latest-trunk 2004112105 on Win-2K.
Permission for sharing of the resourece(directry) is enabled, Read &
Write(Modification?) is permitted for user group of "Everyone"(no password, no
limitation on number of access).
 (1) "Save as" by Mozilla (Browser or Mail&News)
 (2) Windows Explorer panel is displayed
 (3) Choose server from "My network"(directry, \\Server_Name\Resource_Name),
     then choose resource(directry) on Windows Explorer panel
 (4) Press "OK" button
 (5) Successufully saved
 (6) "Show file location" of "Download Manager" of Mozilla kicked Windows
     Explorer panel for the network resource, and saved file was displayed.

Test is done on network resource but local one(\\My_ServerName\Resource_Name),
instead of real network resource(resource of other computer).

Does problem occur on latest trunk?
If still occurs, check permission for sharing resource.

Workaround if problem still occurs :
  Mount network resource.
  (Assign drive letter via. "NET SHARE",           )
  ( or "Share" of context menu of Windows Explorer )

Comment 4

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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Comment 5

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

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