Version: (using KDE 3.5.9) Installed from: SuSE RPMs Detach attachment(s) from email messages by: a) saving it(them) into a chosen(or default) directory, then b) removing/deleting it from the email, while retaining the rest of the email contents, and c) putting a linking phrase/identifier into the email with possible tagging data such as date, size, type; so detached attachment is openable from within email by a link (or even inline viewing still intact). d) Optionally: upon forwarding email, detached attachment(s){i.e. 'detachments'} will be RE-attached before sending (further option[preference]: if detached, then saved sent forwarded email message will only retain 'detachment link'. I have been itching for this feature set for a long time. There exists a pipe through filter 'Kmail Power Tools' written in perl listed on kde-apps.org, but a built solution would be preferable - thus giving (d) above. I greatly enjoy using KMail, as it has been a very solid and often used app. :) Cheers
Thank you for your feature request. Kmail1 is currently unmaintained so we are closing all wishes. Please feel free to reopen a feature request for Kmail2 if it has not already been implemented. Thank you for your understanding.
Instead of creating a new feature request, please confirm here if the wishlist is still valid for kmail2.
I made the feature request for KMail (1, 2, ...) as a whole, and at the time was 'using' kmail1, though I would say, if the feature is not in kmail2, it is still a valid request. I personally have not yet migrated to kmail2, so I cannot comfirm if kmail2 has something similar; howerver, I don't think this makes the detachment idea any less pertinent. Does akonadi provide this, though I thought it was just a search cache of sorts. The detachments idea will free up space as documents (and media files) are saved out into directories (reducing backup overhead). I understand the pitfalls of moving a linked document, or editing so the email links to a newer 'version'. But this is an advanced user feature. I have had some success with filters, but having the file link in the email needs to be understood by kmail to make it fully functional. Cheers - H PS. So a Resolved wishlist item means?
(In reply to comment #3) > I made the feature request for KMail (1, 2, ...) as a whole, and at the > time was 'using' kmail1, though I would say, if the feature is not in > kmail2, it is still a valid request. Thanks for the feedback > PS. So a Resolved wishlist item means? It depends on the resolution; it was an attempt to cleanup to old wishlists, reassigning them if needed.
I also would like to have this feature. We can start with just detaching attachments and putting a sentence showing where we detached it.
I can confirm that I see no way to remove an attachment from a mail in KMail 5.2.1 from KDEPIM 16.04. Yet according to the FAQ there should be one: > 6.20. How can I remove attachments from messages without removing the message itself? > >Open the context menu with a right mouse button click on an attachment and select Delete Attachment https://docs.kde.org/stable5/en/kdepim/kmail/faq.html#idp54668976 I don´t see this context menu entry when right clicking an attachment. I´d like to have this feature in order to remove spam mails I attached to an abuse report. I like to keep the abuse report for reference, but not the spam mail. As a work-around I can just view source of mail and copy / paste only headers.
Almost another year forward, in KMail 5.5.1, when I right-click on an attachment, the last entry in the context menu is "Delete attachment" (my translation from German).