On Mon, November 6, 2006 10:14 am, Paul Lesniewski wrote: > On 11/6/06, Alan in Toronto <Alantoronto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Mon, November 6, 2006 9:51 am, Fredrik Jervfors wrote: >> <snip installation details> >> >> Sometimes attachments e-mailed to me are unreadable if I download >> them >> >> via SquirrelMail. Usually these are JPG or graphics files such as AI >> or >> >> PDF. I use the "Download" link in SM to save them to my PC. >> >> >> >> Most attachment files work fine through that process, but >> periodically I >> >> find that some are unreadable when downloaded via SquirrelMail. The >> >> files >> >> are either corrupted or the header info is mangled such that the >> >> graphics >> >> or image viewer can't load them. The problem is specific to certain >> >> messages or attachments, even though other messages and attachments >> of >> >> the same type from the same sender may open okay. >> >> >> >> When this problem occurs, I then download the message using MS >> Outlook >> >> and save the attachments from there. Those files are readable. >> >> >> >> What might cause this inability to view attachments from certain >> >> messages >> >> in SquirrelMail? >> > >> > Have you tried it in an installation without any plugins enabled, i.e. >> is >> > the problem in a plugin or in the core? >> > >> > Sincerely, >> > Fredrik >> >> Good idea. No, I haven't. The problem is that this occurs randomly and >> only occasionally, so I might have to run without plugins for weeks >> until >> I again experienced a message with unreadable attachments. > > Why? When you have the problem, go into config/config.php, comment > out all the plugin lines by adding /* before the first plugins > line and */ after the last one. I'll do that. I was thinking of it differently, thinking that the message could be affected even once I'd viewed it in SM. Your approach makes more sense, to think of it as a download problem, so that plugins wouldn't need to be disabled in advance of receiving such a message. I'll try that next time I receive one. Thanks Paul and Fredrik! ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 -- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting Guidelines: http://www.squirrelmail.org/wiki/MailingListPostingGuidelines List Address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List Archives: http://news.gmane.org/thread.php?group=gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
