Re: BUG: Attachments with names containing parentheses can not be opened

Frederick Bambrough <mlist@...> wrote:

> In message <mpro.q497x7000gpz002mc.david-chapman@...>
>      David Chapman <david-chapman@...> wrote:
> 
> > Darren Salt <listspam@...> wrote:
> > 
> > > I've recently received some emails with attachments with names
> > > containing parentheses. MPro (2.73.6) is unable to handle this. The
> > > immediately-visible result is MPro reporting “unable to open”;
> > > checking in /tmp/gemini* shows the presence of the file.
> > > 
> > > Editing the message to remove the parentheses allows the file to be
> > > opened via MPro.
> > > 
> > > This looks to me like a failure to fully mangle the file name so that
> > > shell-special characters are properly escaped or substituted for use
> > > in a system() call.
> > > 
> > > Because of how system() works (invocation of /bin/sh – here, that's a
> > > symlink whuch points to bash, but I wouldn't like to rely on it being
> > > dash or bash), I prefer to use fork()+exec() (in this case, execlp()
> > > or execvp()) and avoid any need to do any escaping or susbstitution
> > > other than of directory separators.
> > > 
> > 
> > Is that the RiscOS version of MessPro as the latest other platform
> > version is 2.72.0.3902 I believe.
> > 
> > Sorry I can't comment on your problem after saying that, I have not
> > experienced it but I've probably never had an attachment containing
> > brackets either.
> 
> The latest versions are 2.73.6. It's on 'Beta and Archived Downloads',
> which might seem nonintuitive.
> 
> http://www.intellegit.com/download/
> 

Thanks for that Fred, just downloaded the latest 'beta' version and using it
now, as you say not very intuitive and difficult to spot!
Oh do you/anyone know if it's true that Mark Sawle no longer supports
Messenger Pro and so no there'll be no further updates??

Sorry for hijacking your thread BTW Darren, what I have been saying has
nothing whatsoever to do with it although my last question may have a
bearing on it indirectly... arguably?
-- 
David Chapman

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