#3985: viewing HTML attachments frequently fails with "File not found"
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Reporter: adrianvm | Owner: mutt-dev
Type: defect | Status: closed
Priority: major | Milestone:
Component: mutt | Version:
Resolution: wontfix | Keywords:
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Changes (by kevin8t8):
* status: new => closed
* resolution: => wontfix
Comment:
This is due to a race condition. Firefox returns immediately when you
launch a new tab. Mutt then cleans up the temp file. It's a coin toss
whether firefox will try to read the temp file before or after it's
removed.
See https://gitlab.com/muttmua/mutt/wikis/MuttFaq/Attachment "How to view
HTML attachments in a new tab in firefox" for an explanation and one
possible solution.
Another possibility would be using a helper script instead. Cameron
Simpson maintains one called apphelper:
* blurb: http://www.cskk.ezoshosting.com/cs/css/apphelper.html
* script: https://bitbucket.org/cameron_simpson/css/src/tip/bin/apphelper
* wrapper: https://bitbucket.org/cameron_simpson/css/src/tip/bin-cs/ah
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3985#comment:1>
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