7331 - We should delete tmp file after sending mail message

Status: VERIFIED FIXED

(MailNews Core :: Composition, defect, P3)

Description

[pmock]

Build:
 Mac May 28 Seamonkey build (1999052808-M7) installed on PPC 9600/300 OS 8.5.1
 Win32 May 28 Seamonkey build (1999052808-M7) installed on Gateway P200 Win98
 Linux May 28 Seamonkey build (1999052808-m7) installed on Compaq P200 Redhat 5.2

Problem:
 Seamonkey fails to remove the temporary file after sending mail message or
quiting apprunner.  It currently creates a file called nsmail01.txt on all the
platforms when starting a mail message.

 On Mac, the nsmail01.txt file is created in the Apprunner application folder
 On Win, the nsmail01.txt file is created in the c:\temp directory
 On Linux, the nsmail01.txt file is created in the /usr/tmp directory

Also, it appears that Seamonkey uses the same temporary file over and over again.
This means that you may not be able to compose two mail messages at the same
time.

Comment 1

[lchiang]

We should also do this for security reasons so that someone can't read what I've
written by looking at the tmp file.

Comment 2

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

I think it's already fixed, need to be verified...

Comment 3

[pmock]

It appears that the nsmail01.txt file is no longer being used.  When I compose
messages, I can not find a nsmail01.txt file.  I was using today build on win32,
PPC, and Linux (1999061408).

Note: Esther, when you verify this bug, check the date of the nsmail01.txt.  You
may have one left over from a previous build.

Comment 4

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

actually, the new name for the temp file is nsmail.tmp or nsmail-<n>.tmp (where
<n> is an incressing number). The temp file is deleted after the message as been
sent.

Comment 5

[Jean-Francois Ducarroz]

Peter, be carefull when testing this bug on Mac. Send wont work if you don't set
correctly the identity and smtp prefs into default:prefs50.js. Because of bug
8109, Mac use the default prefs and not your regular profile.

Comment 6

[pmock]

Thanks Jeff.

I been copying my prefs50.js to my "Default" folder and my Profile folder just to

be sure.

Comment 7

[pmock]

Verified in the June 16 Seamonkey build.  I tested the following builds:
  Win32 June 16 Semonkey build (1999061608) installed on Gateway P200 Win98
  PPC June 16 Seamonkey build (1999061608) installed on PPC 9600/300 OS 8.5.1
  Linux June 16 Seamonkey build (1999061608) installed on Compaq P200 RedHat 5.2

The temp files are deleted after the messages are sent.  I checked the temp
location on Win32 and Linux, there were no temp files found.  On PPC, the tmp
file are created in the application folder and are removed.

Note: according to Jeff, the temp files should only appear for a few milliseconds
so it is very difficult to see the file created.  It was more practical to check
for the temp file after sending the message.  The only time the temp file was not
deleted is when I crashed when sending mail message.

Esther, I hope you don't mind me verifying this bug.