-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Application Octet stream
- From: Gman <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2009 19:11:48 -0500
Roger,
I have absolutely no experience with Thunderbird, nor have I ever taken
a peek into its Settings/Preferences area. However, I will install it in
one of my sandboxes so that perhaps I can get to the root of this issue.
Most likely, I will create a new email address to use for experiments such
as this and will ask you to join in on the fun by sending some things to
that new address. Stay tuned.
Happy Holidays,
Gman
"The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask"
----- Original Message -----
From: "RMB White" <roguer@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 6:21 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Application Octet stream
> GMan!!,
>
> Thank you for weighing in with seigneurial sagacity. This problem has
> been annoying me for over a year but rather than ask the dumbest
> question, I have been trying to sort it out by myself.
>
> The attachments and/or inline pictures (moving and/or still) come from
> different friends or acquaintances so I don't think THEY are ALL
> turkeys, and therefore it must be ME or settings on MY laptop.
>
> I am using Thunderbird 2.0.0.19 with Firefox 3.0.5 as browser, and
> there are three variations of the problem
>
> 1. an attachment with NO extension which I double click and gives "You
> have chosen to open <name of file> which is a application/octet-stream
> from mailbox://. What should Thunderbird do with this? Open with
> (Browse) or Save to Disc "
>
> I save to Desktop, where I double click and get "Choose the program you
> want to open this file <Browse>"
> I have tried Thunderbird/Firefox/Irfanview/WMV/PowerPoint/Nero Photosnap
> viewer/Windows Picture and fax viewer, ALL without success.
>
> 2. Some emails I receive have inline pictures and when I try to forward
> these to other friends, my Sent box shows the message as having gone
> thru but WITHOUT the pictures
>
> 3. Others with inline pictures which I try to forward, go thru with a
> border round where the picture(s) should be and have
> a) NO picture but tiny red diamond in the top R corner of each
> border, OR
> b) NO pictures but the border where each picture SHOULD be is picked
> out in pecked red line(s)
>
> I can send you privately examples of the above if you wish ( and if it
> would not be a nuisance)
>
> Perhaps I should sell my computer and take up rug-making??
>
> Roger W
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