Bug 279170 - unpacking of winmail.dat
Summary: unpacking of winmail.dat
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: kmail2
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 1.99.0
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdepim bugs
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Reported: 2011-08-02 13:29 UTC by Ferdinand Gassauer
Modified: 2011-12-13 22:47 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Version Fixed In: 4.8.0

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Description Ferdinand Gassauer 2011-08-02 13:29:21 UTC 
Version:           1.99.0 (using KDE 4.7.0) 
OS:                Linux

it's more a question, if kmail2 could handle winmail.dat attachments in a generic way without relying on tknef or similar



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
ask windows user to send multiple documents

Actual Results:  
winmail.dat as attachment, can't be opened

Expected Results:  
see the content of winmail.dat

OS: Linux (x86_64) release 2.6.37.6-0.5-desktop
Compiler: gcc
Comment 1 Laurent Montel 2011-08-03 08:03:18 UTC 
is it a missing feature or a bug ?
Comment 2 Ferdinand Gassauer 2011-08-03 15:36:23 UTC 
well users perceive it as bug if they can not open an attachment

the problem is also that the sender does not know and see, that he is producing an attachment "winmail.dat"

see the reason here

http://email.about.com/od/outlooktips/qt/Prevent_Winmail_dat_Attachments_from_Being_Sent_in_Outlook.htm
Comment 3 Allen Winter 2011-12-13 22:47:15 UTC 
last night I committed a fix that makes KMail2 capable of looking at winmail.dat contents inline.

current plans call for not resurrecting the standalone ktnef program