290894 - TeX files cannot be attached externally.

Status: RESOLVED EXPIRED

(MailNews Core :: Composition, defect)

Description

[Schremmer.Alain]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.7.7) Gecko/20050414
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; PPC Mac OS X Mach-O; en-US; rv:1.7.7) Gecko/20050414

Both TeX and LaTeX files created by TeXShop 1.35e appear correctly in the upper
right corner of the Compose window's Attachment frame i.e. with the correct icon. 
However, they are received as part of the message and even the copy in the Send
folder has the text of the TeX files within the message. 
The copy in the Send folder does show the two files but with blank icons. Once
downloaded, they appear with the correct icon and can be double-click opened.
SOME RECIPIENTS, THOUGH, ONLY GET THE TEXT OF THE FILES,IN-MESSAGE. 

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
It does not matter whether the files are dragged into the Compose window's
Attachment frame or attached by Attach and gong through the Open file
Actual Results:  
SOME RECIPIENTS ONLY GET THE TEXT OF THE FILES,IN-MESSAGE. 

Expected Results:  
It should attach TeX and LaTeX files externally, just like any other file.

This is truly annoying as copy-pasting TeX and/or LaTeX code from a message
occasionally introduces artifacts which prevent the file to be typeset and which
are difficult to diagnostic.

Comment 1

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

This is an automated message, with ID "auto-resolve01".

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Comment 2

[Gervase Markham [:gerv]]

This bug has been automatically resolved after a period of inactivity (see above
comment). If anyone thinks this is incorrect, they should feel free to reopen it.