[Alpine-info] Attachment of Files with Long Names

[Jayakara Kini]

I'm not able to reproduce this issue.

I created a file with the name length around 120 characters.  I could
attach the file and send the mail successfully.
I moved the cursor up and down several times.  When the cursor goes
from Subject line in to the mail Message Text area or when it goes
from CC to To, I can see that the the attachment line is rearranged
around the parenthesis.  But the mail goes out successfully with the
attachment.

Probably, this is a terminal issue.

I use xterm on Solaris NV.

~Kini

On Feb 4, 2008 7:22 PM, A. Wright <ah75 at post.queensu.ca> wrote:

>

> I have just had a slight problem attaching several files with

> long names to an alpine message.  Essentially, I performed

> the following actions:

>

> - multiple (in my case four) files with names longer than 80

>    characters were placed in /tmp

>

> - in a terminal with an 80-character width, I began a message

>    using alpine

>

> - after writing the message, I attached the files, using the

>    ^J command.  I did not fill in an string in the description

>    field

>

> - I then moved my cursor up through and past the attachments,

>    in order to add a second user in the To: field.  **As the

>    cursor moved past the names of attached files, it appears

>    that "new" filenames are constructed based on where the

>    existing info crossed line boundaries**

>

> In order to properly send my message, I had to expand the

> terminal until each file could completely reside on a single

> line.

>

> In experimenting, I have found that any movement around in a

> list of lengthy attached file names seems prone to disturb

> the names -- I end up with "extra" files in which parts of the

> file size or the brackets used for punctuation are being

> interpreted as "files" (which are then noted on an attempted

> send as being "not found").

>

> Thanks overall for a great product!

>

> Andrew.

>

>

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Jayakara Kini