On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 08:12:36PM +0200, Andries E. Brouwer wrote:
> Please read the bug report, and shut up if you have nothing helpful
> to contribute.

You apparently stopped reading before the part where I supplied a
simple and efficient solution to the problem:

On Mon, Jun 12, 2017 at 06:13:58PM -0500, Derek Martin wrote:
> I'm not opposed to using libmagic for this, but I actually think the
> heueristic code should be removed entirely from Mutt.  Message bodies
> should be assumed to be text, and attachments are assumed to be NOT
> text, by virtue of them not being message bodies.  Their types should
> be determined via the standard MIME mechanisms.  If those mechanisms
> fail--for whatever reason--assume application/octet-stream and move
> on.  That guarantees the file will arrive unmolested and obviates the
> need for some mostly pointless code in Mutt to try to guess what the
> user was thinking.

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 08:12:36PM +0200, Andries E. Brouwer wrote:
> I know that you are an active contributor to mutt.  Still it doesnt
> help when people encounter a bug to deny that there is a problem, or
> to reply telling the reporter that his bug report is inaccurate,
> where in fact it is precise and correct.

I didn't deny there was a problem dude, I provided a solution.  I did
however outline your possible contribution to the problem, and explain
how it's supposed to work.

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