Bug 242530

Summary: Wishlist: have composer warn you if you forgot to add attachments
Product: [Applications] kmail Reporter: ben chang <bchang>
Component: composerAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Ubuntu   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description ben chang 2010-06-22 22:37:10 UTC
Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.3.2) 
OS:                Linux

One of the most common embarrassments for email users around the world is sending an email but forgetting to add important attachments.  This leads to rounds of polite but slightly reproachful other emails asking the sender to re-send with the attachment, uncertainty on everyone's part that perhaps their mail client messed up, and general confusion and waste of time and bandwidth.

To help reduce this problem, would it be possible to put pre-sending filters into the composer component?  This could check for phrases or words which suggest that someone means to attach something, such as "I've attached the ... " and if it thinks you meant to add an attachment, pop up a little warning before sending.  Naturally, add a prominent control to disable this helpful feature, since it will annoy the pants off many users - but for others it may save us from frequently looking like a dope in email to friends and colleagues.


Reproducible: Always
Comment 1 ben chang 2010-06-23 21:49:25 UTC
Oops, please delete - this feature already exists!  Hooray, KMail!