Bug 221332

Summary:	Unable to open TNEF files (winmail.dat)
Product:	[Unmaintained] kmail	Reporter:	Scott Kitterman <kde>
Component:	mime	Assignee:	kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	fink.kde.org, lueck, mike, renard, tomas.linhart, winter
Priority:	NOR
Version:	1.12.4
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:	4.8.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Scott Kitterman 2010-01-05 04:52:14 UTC

Version:           1.12.4 (using KDE 4.3.4)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Back in KDE3 times, with ktnef, one could click on a winmail.dat file and open the embedded attachements.  

I see the capability being improved here: http://techbase.kde.org/Schedules/KDE4/4.1_Feature_Plan
so I gather KDE4 is supposed to be able to handle this.

I have tried on three machines with no success (all Kubuntu) running 4.2.4, 4.3.2, and 4.3.4.  When I click on the attachment, it asks if I want to save, open with, or cancel.

Comment 1 Sebastien Renard 2011-05-23 15:31:19 UTC

I can confirm this bug with KDE 4.6.1. Winmail.dat are not readable in KMail. It popup the standard windows asking which program should be used.
I have the libktnef.so.4 library installed and kmail is linked to it according to ldd.

Comment 2 Mike Benson 2011-07-29 02:48:06 UTC

I, too have this bug on Kmail (Version 2.1.1 using KDE Development Platform 4.6.5). I can't see any linkage in ldd to libktnef, although libtknef (will investigate that). I'm running Gentoo, with kernel 2.6.39.

Comment 3 Allen Winter 2011-12-13 22:56:48 UTC

this should be fixed in KDE 4.8.0

tnef attachments are visibile inline to the message

Comment 4 Scott Kitterman 2011-12-13 23:22:22 UTC

Excellent news.  Thank you.