93962 - MIME type not added correctly to sent attachments

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(MailNews Core :: MIME, defect, P2)

Description

[kgonzale]

I have specified correct MIME types for PDF and DOC format files in Mozilla. 
When receiving these documents as attachments from Netscape, the proper MIME
type is sent, and Mozilla performs the appropriate action.  However, when
sending these same files from Mozilla, the PDF file is listed as having
text/html as its MIME type, and the DOC file is listed as
application/octet-stream.  Is this a bug?

I noted in the Helper Applications, under Edit Type, there was a greyed-out
check box for "Use this MIME as the outgoing type for these file extensions". 
If or when is this going to be implemented?  Do you need a copy of my
mimeTypes.rdf file?  Let me know.

Comment 1

[Boris Zbarsky [:bzbarsky]]

Please also see bug 52441....  but that's peripherally related at best.

Note: that "use as outgoing type" checkbox just got removed because it was not
being used for anything.

Comment 2

[kgonzale]

> Please also see bug 52441....  but that's peripherally related at best.

I saw this, and am VERY happy work is being done on this.  It will make my life
MUCH easier.  Looking to test this in 0.9.4, or whenever it is put in.

> Note: that "use as outgoing type" checkbox just got removed because it was not
> being used for anything.

LOL I noticed!  I wish it was, my problem would be at least partially solved.

Any traces/config files anyone wants to help track this issue, let me know, and
I will provide them as soon as I can.

Comment 3

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

ducarroz takes my mac bugs, I take his linux bugs.

Comment 4

[(not reading, please use [e-mail] instead)]

this appears to be working for me.

I'm on RH 7.2, I just installed and I setup mozilla 0.9.7

I sent myself a pdf file from that machine, and when I received it the type was
correct.  from view | message source:

Content-Type: application/pdf;
 name="Brochure.pdf"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: inline;
 filename="Brochure.pdf"

I also sent myself a doc file, and when I received it, the type was correct. 
from view | message source:

Content-Type: application/msword;
 name="Test.doc"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: inline;
 filename="Test.doc"

I didn't hand edit my /etc/mime.types or /etc/mailcap files, but when I looked
at them, I did see these lines in /etc/mime.types:

application/msword
	doc
application/pdf
		pdf

so that could explain why it is working.

I did a bugzilla query, and this sounds like a dup of #93991

that bug was marked wfm, I think this got fixed sometime after 0.9.4.  I'm going
to mark it w.f.m.

reporter:  please try a newer build, and if it works for you, please verify.
you might want to check your /etc/mime.types file, too.

Comment 5

[Trix Supremo]

verified wfm