Open Bug 567507 Opened 14 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Save a composing message as a file don't create an .eml but a .asc file (text file) or html file

Categories

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)

Product:
Thunderbird
Component:
Message Compose Window
Type:
defect

Tracking

(Not tracked)

People

(Reporter: omnisilver, Unassigned)

References

(Depends on 1 open bug)

Details

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; fr; rv:1.9.2.3) Gecko/20100423 Ubuntu/10.04 (lucid) Firefox/3.6.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686 (x86_64); fr; rv:1.9.2.4) Gecko/20100519 Thunderbird/3.1

If i save a composing message (using the menu command), the format of the file is not eml but txt (.asc), and Thunderbird can't read it. Always reproduct, with POP, IMAP.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1.Create a new message
2.Save it as a file
3.Thunderbird can't read it
Actual Results:  
Get a .asc file that Thunderbird can't read

Expected Results:  
Get a .eml file that Thunderbird could read.
Blocks: TB3.1meta
Yeah, this is still true.
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
OS: Linux → All
Hardware: x86_64 → All
Depends on: 743913
tested with 52.6.0
Severity: normal → minor
Component: General → Message Compose Window
Summary: Save a composing message as a file don't create an .eml but a .asc file (text file) → Save a composing message as a file don't create an .eml but a .asc file (text file) or html file
Severity: minor → S4
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