[BUG] Size of attachment in Sent folder is 0 bytes

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Posts: 2 Points: 1 Rating: 0 Authority: 0 Joined: 31 July 2006

31 July 2006 22:50:01

Am using the latest version of the BAT and in 2 different Sent folders the size of attachment after sending became 0 and I can’t open. This start to happening recently and it is reaping.
Sometime when I open the but I can see the attachment in full size.
I tried with repair but it didn’t find anything.
This is very serious thing and you should do something.
I have to tell that I am using The BAT for several years and that I didn’t have these problems with older versions.

Maxim Masiutin

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Posts: 644 Points: 1158 Rating: 25 Authority: 24 Joined: 09 September 2003

01 August 2006 19:46:12

We have just fixed this bug in a recent beta version some weeks ago. You can either test this beta version or get this fixed in a stable release when it becomes available.

To test a beta version, please subscribe to TBBETA mailing list, by sending a message to mailto:tbbeta-join@thebat.dutaint.com

When you subscribe, please ask about the recent beta download URL in this list.

You can find out more about this list at http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/subtbeta.txt

aaroww11 Beginner Posts: 2 Points: 1 Rating: 0 Authority: 0 Joined: 31 July 2006	#3 0 02 August 2006 11:51:01 Thank you Maxim.

Maxim Masiutin

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Posts: 644 Points: 1158 Rating: 25 Authority: 24 Joined: 09 September 2003

02 August 2006 20:58:44

Please note that there is one issue that you should handle with care. If you have in "Account Properties" -> "Files and directories", both options
"Keep Attached Files separately in a special directory" and "Bind attachments only while sending out mail", than The Bat! will not include the contents of the attached files to the message base.

The message base will only contain a link (full path name) to the file that you have attached in the Outbox and Sent folder. If you will remove or rename this file, this link will become invalid and The Bat! should be unable to get the contents of this file any longer, displaying "0 bytes" file size in the Sent Folder.

If you like to keep the contents of the attached files in the Sent Folder after you have deleted the files from disk, please configure to "Keep Attached Files in the message bodies".

This applies to any version of The Bat!, including the upcoming beta, which merely handles better the situation with missing files. It won't display the size of missing files at all, and will give you an error message when you will try to open such files, but won't preserve the contents of missing attachments. To keep the contents, please configure to "Keep Attached Files in the message bodies".

Andrei Arkhipov User Posts: 26 Points: 19 Rating: 1 Authority: 1 Joined: 29 May 2006	#5 0 02 August 2006 22:24:01 Probably, it should work this way but it doesn't. I have "Keep attachment files" == "in message bodies" and "Bind attachments only while sending out mail" marked and if I removed the original file my attachments in Sent folder are gone.

Maxim Masiutin Guru Posts: 644 Points: 1158 Rating: 25 Authority: 24 Joined: 09 September 2003	#6 0 03 August 2006 15:11:48 Please also turn OFF the option "Bind attachments only while sending out mail". We will make this option by default OFF in newer versions. If you will create new accounts in a new version, this option will be OFF. For already created accounts, please turn it OFF manually.

Andrei Arkhipov User Posts: 26 Points: 19 Rating: 1 Authority: 1 Joined: 29 May 2006	#7 0 03 August 2006 17:47:01 Thank you. I had this idea and it works!

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