Re: [moregroupware-devel] Webmail view shows both html and text

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Hi Dionatan,

AFAIK there is no RFC/standards document that specifically deals with the=
 inclusion of plain text versions for html formatted email messages.   So=
 I am really shooting in the dark addressing this problem.

This creates an issue where you will can have more than one plain/text mi=
me part on the same level in the email and there isn't necessarily anythi=
ng that identifies which is the plain text copy of the html part.  Like I=
 said there's no documented right way so I'm working with samples from se=
rveral email sending clients as test cases.  Even if you had a standard t=
o follow, you would try to accomodate as much non-standard output as poss=
ible.

Part of dealing with some email that I would consider "malformed", includ=
ed ignoring very small text parts. Specifically I am not considering any =
text parts less than 10 characters to be plain text copies of a full html=
 email.  Perhaps this could be improved upon, but for now you will see bo=
th versions for very short emails.

Useful features in a mail client (that I think I've seen somewhere before=
) might include the ability to selectively display hidden parts (e.g. the=
 plain/text version) and also to display the entire email in its raw 7 bi=
t mime encoded format.  Most users wouldn't care about that, but both fea=
tures would give someone the ability to display all emails.

Another improvement would be including a webmail2 setting that would allo=
w the user to select which of the two parts to display, always the html o=
r always the plain text.  Since this is a=20
webmail client and I wanted to fix this bug without changing the database=
, I am currently always selecting the html version for display.

Note that above I put "malformed" in quotes because I do not believe ther=
e is a standard definition of this behavior.  In fact a feature such as t=
his that actually hides part of the email might be considered non-standar=
d, even though most of the clients do it.  Note also that I am not an ema=
il messaging "expert" so suggestions and ideas are always welcome.

Best,

Jim Wilson

> -----Original Message-----
> From: "Dionatan Mattjie"=20
> Sent: Monday, 8. Jan 2007 14:33 -0500
> To: "Jim Wilson"=20
> Subject: Re: Webmail view shows both html and text
>=20
> Jim,
>=20
> After some tests, I arrived at the following result!
> It is function correctly in the majority of the cases, but if type only=
 one
> word, it=B4s still duplicate the sentense...
>=20
> For exemple: Dionatan
> We read: Dionatan
>               Dionatan
>=20
> In any way already it solved our problem, congratulations!!!
>=20
>=20
> Best regards
>=20
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> On 1/8/07, Dionatan Mattjie wrote:
> >
> > Good morning Jim,
> >
> >  I download the archive "readmessage_inc.php" in
> > my directory /var/www/html/webmail/modules/webmail2/inc/ and replace
> > "readmessage_inc.php". After set the rights and reboot my server, the
> > problem persists...
> >  The process was executed correctly?
> >
> > Thankyou
> >
> >
> >
> >  On 1/6/07, Jim Wilson wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Dionatan,
> > >
> > > This problem is fixed in cvs.  If you do not want to use cvs then j=
ust
> > > go to this link and
> > > do a right click Save Target (or Save Link As) on the "download" li=
nk:
> > > http://moregroupware.cvs.sourceforge.net/moregroupware/mgw/modules/=
webmail2/inc/readmessage_inc.php?view=3Dlog
> > >
> > >
> > > Best,
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: "Dionatan Mattjie"
> > > > Sent: Thursday, 4. Jan 2007 6:06 -0500
> > > > To: "Jim Wilson"
> > > > Subject: Re: Webmail view shows both html and text
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > > >
> > > > Debtor for the return and consideration, I am waiting the update!
> > > > Congratulations for the developed Tool!
> > > >
> > > > Att.
> > > > Dionatan Mattjie
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 1/3/07, Jim Wilson wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi Matthieu,
> > > > >
> > > > > It turns out I was just discussing this problem with someone
> > > > > yesterday.  I'll fix it and commit a patch sometime in the next=
 few
> > > days.
> > > > >
> > > > > Best regards,
> > > > >
> > > > > Jim Wilson
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > From: Matthieu Paineau
> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, 3. Jan 2007 14:05 -0500
> > > > > > To: dtmattjie=20
> > > > > > Subject: Re: Webmail view shows both html and text
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi, i forward your message to Franky and Jim Wilson.
> > > > > > I think they can answer your question.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If you have no response, please ask me again.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > dtmattjie a =E9crit :
> > > > > > > Message body follows:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >    Webmail view shows both html and text emails
> > > > > > >    We recently updated our installation from 0.7.3 to 0.7.4
> > > > > > > and since the upgrade our incoming email is shown twice in
> > > > > > > the view pane of webmail, both html and text.
> > > > > > >    This makes for unecessarily long emails. Can I configure
> > > > > > > to only view text or html emails but not both?
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thankyou
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > --
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> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > Hi Debtor for the return and consideration, I am waiting the
> > > update!Congratulations for the developed Tool!
> > > > Att.Dionatan Mattjie
> > > >
> > > >  On 1/3/07, Jim Wilson wrote:
> > > > Hi Matthieu,
> > > >
> > > > It turns out I was just discussing this problem with someone
> > > yesterday.  I'll fix it and commit a patch sometime in the next few=
 days.
> > > >
> > > > Best regards,
> > > >
> > > > Jim Wilson
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > From: Matthieu Paineau
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi, i forward your message to Franky and Jim Wilson.
> > > > > I think they can answer your question.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you have no response, please ask me again.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > dtmattjie a =E9crit :
> > > > > > Message body follows:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi
> > > > > >
> > > > > >    Webmail view shows both html and text emails
> > > > > >    We recently updated our installation from 0.7.3 to 0.7.4
> > > > > > and since the upgrade our incoming email is shown twice in
> > > > > > the view pane of webmail, both html and text.
> > > > > >    This makes for unecessarily long emails. Can I configure
> > > > > > to only view text or html emails but not both?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thankyou
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --
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etuser,
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ay
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> > >
> > > > > > using the messaging facility of SourceForge.net at:
> > > > > > https://sourceforge.net/sendmessage.php?touser=3D1682321
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> Jim, After some tests, I arrived at the following result!
> It is function correctly in the majority of the cases, but if type only=
 one word, it=B4s still duplicate the sentense...
>  For exemple: DionatanWe read: Dionatan
>               Dionatan In any way already it solved our problem, congra=
tulations!!!
>   Best regards
>=20
>  On 1/8/07, Dionatan Mattjie wrote:=20
> Good morning Jim, I download the archive "readmessage_inc.php" in my di=
rectory /var/www/html/webmail/modules/webmail2/inc/ and replace "readmess=
age_inc.php". After set the rights and reboot my server, the problem pers=
ists... The process was executed correctly? Thankyou
>=20
>  On 1/6/07, Jim Wilson wrote:=20
> Hi Dionatan,
>=20
> This problem is fixed in cvs.  If you do not want to use cvs then just =
go to this link and=20
> do a right click Save Target (or Save Link As) on the "download" link:
> http://moregroupware.cvs.sourceforge.net/moregroupware/mgw/modules/webm=
ail2/inc/readmessage_inc.php?view=3Dlog=20
>=20
> Best,
>=20
> Jim
>=20
> > From: "Dionatan Mattjie"
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Debtor for the return and consideration, I am waiting the update!
> > Congratulations for the developed Tool!
> >
> > Att.
> > Dionatan Mattjie
> >
> >
> > On 1/3/07, Jim Wilson wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Matthieu,
> > >=20
> > > It turns out I was just discussing this problem with someone
> > > yesterday.  I'll fix it and commit a patch sometime in the next few=
 days.=20
> > >
> > > Best regards,
> > >
> > > Jim Wilson
> > >
> > >
> > > > From: Matthieu Paineau
> > > >
> > > > Hi, i forward your message to Franky and Jim Wilson.
> > > > I think they can answer your question.=20
> > > >
> > > > If you have no response, please ask me again.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > dtmattjie a =E9crit :
> > > > > Message body follows:
> > > > >=20
> > > > > Hi
> > > > >
> > > > >    Webmail view shows both html and text emails
> > > > >    We recently updated our installation from 0.7.3 to 0.7.4
> > > > > and since the upgrade our incoming email is shown twice in=20
> > > > > the view pane of webmail, both html and text.
> > > > >    This makes for unecessarily long emails. Can I configure
> > > > > to only view text or html emails but not both?=20
> > > > >
> > > > > Thankyou
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > This message has been sent to you, a registered SourceForge.net=
 user,
> > > > > by another site user, through the SourceForge.net site.  This m=
essage
> > > > > has been delivered to your SourceForge.net mail alias.  You may=
 reply
> > > > > to this message using the "Reply" feature of your email client,=
 or=20
> > > > > using the messaging facility of SourceForge.net at:
> > > > > https://sourceforge.net/sendmessage.php?touser=3D1682321=20
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > Hi Debtor for the return and consideration, I am waiting the update!C=
ongratulations for the developed Tool!=20
> > Att.Dionatan Mattjie
> >
> >  On 1/3/07, Jim Wilson wrote:
> > Hi Matthieu,
> >
> > It turns out I was just discussing this problem with someone yesterda=
y.  I'll fix it and commit a patch sometime in the next few days.=20
> >
> > Best regards,=20
> >
> > Jim Wilson
> >
> >
> > > From: Matthieu Paineau
> > > Sent: Wednesday, 3. Jan 2007 14:05 -0500
> > > Subject: Re: Webmail view shows both html and text=20
> > >
> > > Hi, i forward your message to Franky and Jim Wilson.
> > > I think they can answer your question.=20
> > >
> > > If you have no response, please ask me again.
> > >
> > >=20
> > > dtmattjie a =E9crit :
> > > > Message body follows:
> > > >
> > > > Hi
> > > >=20
> > > >    Webmail view shows both html and text emails
> > > >    We recently updated our installation from 0.7.3 to 0.7.4
> > > > and since the upgrade our incoming email is shown twice in=20
> > > > the view pane of webmail, both html and text.
> > > >    This makes for unecessarily long emails. Can I configure=20
> > > > to only view text or html emails but not both?
> > > >=20
> > > > Thankyou
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --
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ser,
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eply
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r=20
> > > > using the messaging facility of SourceForge.net at:
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> > > >=20
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
> >
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