Version: (using KDE KDE 3.4.1) Installed from: SuSE RPMs Steps to reproduce: 1. Message->New message 2. Attach->Attach file 3. Select a file containing a Usenet message; click Attach Observed behaviour: 4. KMail attaches the message as type "text/plain" Expected behaviour: 5. KMail should attach the message as type "message/news"
I've done some more testing. I've discovered that only when the attachment has the filename extension ".txt" does KMail attach the file as type text/plain. Perhaps it's not so bad that the filename extension overrides the actual MIME type. However, when the message/news attachment in question has no extension, then KMail attaches it as type "message/rfc822", which is incorrect. To fix this bug, KMail should check for the presence of a "Newsgroups:" header.
That's a wish.
Appears to be fixed in KDE 4.2.2.