bug#4539: 23.1; problem with attachments

bug#4539: 23.1; problem with attachments

[Art Werschulz]

Running rmail, I visited a msg that had an attachment.  
I typed the "v" key, hoping to view the attachment.
I got the following error msg (from the *Messages* buffer):

rmail-mm-get-boundary-error-message: Malformed boundary; type: (multipart/alternative (boundary . =_alternative 0056AED705257627_=)); disposition: (inline); encoding: nil

If you like, I'll send you the entire message that produced the error.
Unfortunately, I can't generate a "minimal example", because on some
msgs the "v" command works and on some it doesn't; I am unable to
charactize a condition that makes the difference.


In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.16.5)
 of 2009-08-26 on x86-2.fedora.phx.redhat.com
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10603000
configured using `configure  '--build=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--host=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--target=i586-redhat-linux-gnu' '--program-prefix=' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '--libdir=/usr/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/libexec' '--localstatedir=/var' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--with-dbus' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' '--with-png' '--with-rsvg' '--with-tiff' '--with-xft' '--with-xpm' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 'target_alias=i586-redhat-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-bu
 ffer-size=4 -m32 -march=i586 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: C
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.utf8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=none
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: RMAIL

Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-u <escape> x r m a i l <return> R M A I L . k e e 
p <return> p p p p v q C-x b <return> C-x b * <backspace> 
R M A I L <return> C-x k <return> C-x C-f R M <tab> 
C-g C-x b R <tab> <return> <escape> x r e p o r - <backspace> 
t - b u g <return>

Recent messages:
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
Counting messages...done
Showing message 14
Showing message 14...done
rmail-mm-get-boundary-error-message: Malformed boundary; type: (multipart/alternative (boundary . =_alternative 0056AED705257627_=)); disposition: (inline); encoding: nil
(No changes need to be saved)
Quit

bug#4539: 23.1; problem with attachments

[Glenn Morris]

Art Werschulz wrote:

> If you like, I'll send you the entire message that produced the error.

If you don't mind, that would be best.

Otherwise, we at least need to see all the lines that relate to mime
boundaries.

bug#4539: marked as done (23.1; problem with attachments)

[Emacs bug Tracking System]

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From: Art Werschulz <agw@dsm.fordham.edu>
To: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org
Subject: 23.1; problem with attachments
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:02:56 -0400
Message-ID: <200909231502.n8NF2unq008438@sobolev.dsm.fordham.edu>

Running rmail, I visited a msg that had an attachment.  
I typed the "v" key, hoping to view the attachment.
I got the following error msg (from the *Messages* buffer):

rmail-mm-get-boundary-error-message: Malformed boundary; type: (multipart/alternative (boundary . =_alternative 0056AED705257627_=)); disposition: (inline); encoding: nil

If you like, I'll send you the entire message that produced the error.
Unfortunately, I can't generate a "minimal example", because on some
msgs the "v" command works and on some it doesn't; I am unable to
charactize a condition that makes the difference.


In GNU Emacs 23.1.1 (i386-redhat-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.16.5)
 of 2009-08-26 on x86-2.fedora.phx.redhat.com
Windowing system distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.10603000
configured using `configure  '--build=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--host=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' '--target=i586-redhat-linux-gnu' '--program-prefix=' '--prefix=/usr' '--exec-prefix=/usr' '--bindir=/usr/bin' '--sbindir=/usr/sbin' '--sysconfdir=/etc' '--datadir=/usr/share' '--includedir=/usr/include' '--libdir=/usr/lib' '--libexecdir=/usr/libexec' '--localstatedir=/var' '--sharedstatedir=/var/lib' '--mandir=/usr/share/man' '--infodir=/usr/share/info' '--with-dbus' '--with-gif' '--with-jpeg' '--with-png' '--with-rsvg' '--with-tiff' '--with-xft' '--with-xpm' '--with-x-toolkit=gtk' 'build_alias=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 'host_alias=i386-redhat-linux-gnu' 'target_alias=i586-redhat-linux-gnu' 'CFLAGS=-DMAIL_USE_LOCKF -O2 -g -pipe -Wall -Wp,-D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -fexceptions -fstack-protector --param=ssp-bu
 ffer-size=4 -m32 -march=i586 -mtune=generic -fasynchronous-unwind-tables''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: C
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: en_US.utf8
  value of $XMODIFIERS: @im=none
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: RMAIL

Minor modes in effect:
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-u <escape> x r m a i l <return> R M A I L . k e e 
p <return> p p p p v q C-x b <return> C-x b * <backspace> 
R M A I L <return> C-x k <return> C-x C-f R M <tab> 
C-g C-x b R <tab> <return> <escape> x r e p o r - <backspace> 
t - b u g <return>

Recent messages:
For information about GNU Emacs and the GNU system, type C-h C-a.
Counting messages...done
Showing message 14
Showing message 14...done
rmail-mm-get-boundary-error-message: Malformed boundary; type: (multipart/alternative (boundary . =_alternative 0056AED705257627_=)); disposition: (inline); encoding: nil
(No changes need to be saved)
Quit



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From: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>
To: 4539-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: Re: bug#4539: 23.1; problem with attachments
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:24:19 -0400
Message-ID: <k93a6d6n4s.fsf@fencepost.gnu.org>

    
Thank you for the example mail (received off-list). I believe the
following changes fix this issue:

    * mail/rmailmm.el (rmail-mime-multipart-handler): Accept the case
    where there is no newline after the final mime boundary.
    Move markers on insertion so that any buttons inserted
    don't end up in the next part of a multipart message.

http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/emacs/lisp/mail/rmailmm.el?root=emacs&r1=1.10&r2=1.11&pathrev=MAIN

bug#4539: closed by Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> (Re: bug#4539: 23.1; problem with attachments)

[Art Werschulz]

Hi.

This seems to fix the problem.  FTTB, I have put the modified
rmmail.el into /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp.  When the next Fedora 11
emacs RPM comes out, I'll check to see whether it has the new
rmmail.el or not; when this happens, I'll delete the version that I
installed in /usr/share/emacs/site-lisp.

Do you have any idea how I can expedite the process of getting a new
Fedora 11 emacs RPM (containing this fix) to happen?

Thanks.

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bug#4539: closed by Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org> (Re: bug#4539: 23.1; problem with attachments)

[Glenn Morris]

Art Werschulz wrote:

> Do you have any idea how I can expedite the process of getting a new
> Fedora 11 emacs RPM (containing this fix) to happen?

Report the issue and the fix to Fedora, if you haven't already.
I'm not familiar with Fedora, so I don't know what their policy on
such matters is.