On 01/31/2010 06:20 PM, users-requ...@lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
On Sun, 2010-01-31 at 12:30 +0100, DB wrote:
> In Thunderbird, I have set my default for pdf attachments to Okular.
> Everytime I try to open a pdf attachment, I get a dialog asking me if
> I want to save the attachment. When I save it, I then have to go to
> the downloaded file& open it with Okular.
>
> Have I missed something in my preferences?
Probably not. You're probably being sent the attachment with an
incorrect MIME type describing it as "just some kind of binary file,
that I can't be stuffed to identify it properly."
i.e. application/octet-stream
As done by many broken mail clients and broken operating systems.
Try sending yourself a PDF file, and it'll probably work properly, as
your system will probably identify it correctly when it attaches the
file to the outgoing message.
Thanks, Tim,
From the source of the "non-opening" message:
------_=_NextPart_001_01CAA0D0.4EC670B0
Content-Type:*application/octet-stream;*
name="Wochenprogramm 01.02-07.02.10.pdf"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Description: Wochenprogramm 01.02-07.02.10.pdf
Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename="Wochenprogramm 01.02-07.02.10.pdf"
And from one I sent myself (which does open):
--------------000006080701040401020404
Content-Type:*application/pdf;*
name="BMF_English.pdf"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment;
filename="BMF_English.pdf"
I assume there is no way to persuade TBird/Okular to play ball with the
octet-stream?
Cheers
Dave
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