[Mailman-Users] Attachments - PDF Issue

[Richard Barrett]

On Wednesday, November 5, 2003, at 12:58  am, McKeever Chris wrote:

> I am trying to figure out how to resolve PDF's being converted into  
> .obj extensions in the archive (they get sent to list subscribers  
> still in .pdf
> form).
>
> I have tried sending from multiple clients (yahoo, our webmail, and  
> Outlook Express) and I keep getting this issue.
>
> Ultimately, I would like the .obj to just be .PDF so end-users do not  
> get the 'open with' dialog box.
>
> Here is a sample archived message:
>
> A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
> Name: x-4.pdf
> Type: application/octet-stream

You problem is the MIME type the MUA attaching the PDF file is putting  
in the Content-type. It appears to be saying it is  
application/octet-stream rather than application/pdf

It is questionable practice to rely on the file suffix to ascribe  
content type and Mailman does not appear to so do, which is why a file  
originally called xxx.pdf becomes yyy.obj

If the Content-type is corrected I think you will find Mailman extracts  
the attachments into .pdf suffixed filenames.

> Size: 55233 bytes
> Desc: not available
> Url :  
> http://list.domain.com/pipermail/filefax/attachments/20031104/ 
> ea6ccb1e/x-4-0001.obj
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
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