>From # mount: "/dev/hda4 on /media/hda4 type vfat
(rw,utf8,umask=007,gid=46)" It is a primary partition, about 100GB in
size.
It seems that Ext3 (where Thunderbird is installed) supports colons in
filenames, while FAT32 does not. That's the root of the problem.
I'd hypothesis this:
1. The filen
Bug persists with Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (20070326) on Ubuntu 7.04. Bespoke
install, since Ubuntu 7.04 ships with Thunderbird 1.x.
Precise steps to recreate:
1. Take the email feedback from this bug, title - "[Bug 90410] Re:
[EDGY] mozilla-thunderbird crashed [EMAIL PROTECTED]::OnStopRequest]
[EMA
Sounds rather similar to https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/mozilla-
thunderbird/+bug/90410 .
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** Description changed:
Binary package hint: mozilla-thunderbird
Open an old email. File - Save As - File. Name and save (separate
partition, albeit on same physical disk). Thunderbird crashes after an
error box with words to the effect of "failed to save attachment". The
email in que
So... after this long sequence of random thoughts, I finally arrived at
the cause, which had (as ever) been staring me in the face since the
outset:
The ext3 partition that Thunderbird is running from is capable of
supporting a colon in the file name. But the FAT32 partition (where I am
trying to
All the suspect emails feature a colon (":") somewhere in the subject
field. By default I use the start of the subject field for the text file
name, so many files have a colon in them. If I name a suspect email
without the colon (all other characters unchanged), the save works
perfectly, and Thunde
More information:
Precise error message is "Unable to save the attachment. Please check
your file name and try again later." The error occurs when committing
the save. After "OK-ing" the error box, the UI for Thunderbird becomes
unresponsive and a second later, the application crashes.
The trigge
** Attachment added: "Reduced crash report"
http://librarian.launchpad.net/6656095/_usr_lib_mozilla-thunderbird_mozilla-thunderbird-bin.PxH8kq.crash
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Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: mozilla-thunderbird
Open an old email. File - Save As - File. Name and save (separate
partition, albeit on same physical disk). Thunderbird crashes after an
error box with words to the effect of "failed to save attachment". The
email in question had no at
