[imp] Forwarding E-Mail with attchments

[robert at duff.de]

----- Message from Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> ---------
    Date: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 10:19:10 -0700
    From: Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
Subject: Re: [imp] Forwarding E-Mail with attchments
      To: imp at lists.horde.org


> Quoting robert at duff.de:
>
>> when forwarding a mail (in body text) attached files are not  
>> forwarded. What is the reason for that? Or is there any option i am  
>> missing?
>
> As you said, you are forwarding body text only.
>
>> To forward the mail with attachements i have to download and  
>> re-upload (which is annoying) or forward the entire message as  
>> attachment (which seems to be not compatible with the skills of  
>> most mail-users, at least i get a lot of complaints when forwarding  
>> as attachemt)
>
> There's no such thing as forwarding with attachments.  Forwarding  
> means to send the ENTIRE message via message/rfc822.  "Forwarding  
> body text only" breaks this paradigm by allowing a more reply-like  
> behavior to body text, but it is not true forwarding.

hi,


OK i understand. But if you are breaking the paradigm anyways wouldn't  
it be better to behave like most other mail clients? The expected  
behavior (for most useres) when hitting the forward button seems to  
be: add the original text in body and attach all other parts as  
attachment, just like outlook et.al. does.

robert