71932 - [RFE] Reload support for attachments

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 722929

(MailNews Core :: Composition, enhancement)

Description

[Tobias Burnus]

When attaching a file or a webpage this file is immeadiately loaded (I'm not 
sure whether this is true for the files or if they are read after one hits
"Send( later)"). It would be nice if there is a menu item (e.g. a context menu 
(item)) in which one could choose reload file to make sure an updated version 
of this file/webpage gets sent.
(Especially for the case "Edit as new")

Comment 1

[Keyser Sose]

markign NEW.

Comment 2

[Thomas D. (:thomas8)]

(In reply to Tobias Burnus from comment #0)
> When attaching a file or a webpage this file is immeadiately loaded (I'm not 
> sure whether this is true for the files or if they are read after one hits
> "Send( later)"). It would be nice if there is a menu item (e.g. a context
> menu 
> (item)) in which one could choose reload file to make sure an updated
> version 
> of this file/webpage gets sent.
> (Especially for the case "Edit as new")

Current behaviour wrt "attach immediate snapshot" vs. "attach updated version when sending" is not nearly as simple as that, it depends on many factors and is pretty much unpredictable for the end user. So this is part of the bigger scheme of things and proposals listed in attach-paragim-fail tracker bug 877159.

This looks like a duplicate of bug 722929, on the assumption that the "attach web file" case is not fundamentally different from the "attach any file" case.
Forward-duping because bug 722929 is in a more advanced state with more analysis of current behaviour.