E-Mailed reports have forward slash in filename?

[TunaMaxx]

Hello,

I have been having trouble with e-mailed reports. The attachments seem to be included in the message, but most e-mail clients I try do not allow me to access them. I have seen the threads regarding similar issues, but I think I have noticed something unique:

The attachment file-names contain forward slashes and the OS doesn't like it. For instance, the reports I received this morning have attached files named:

• reports-05/13/10-Daily.pdf
• reports-05/13/10.zip

The ONLY client that I can use to always save the attachments is Yahoo web mail, and even then the link text says "reports-05" for both.. It's hit and miss everywhere else regardless of mail client or OS.

Is there a way to change the report file name structure to replace the slashes with another character.

Also, is there a way to change the report file name structure to list the year before the month and date so the files sort chronologically by name instead of by months?

Thanks!

[dmorris]

good point

filed a bug:
http://bugzilla.untangle.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7774

[dwasserman]

My attachment is : reports-05_13_10-Daily.pdf
View with outlook 2003

[TunaMaxx]

filed a bug:
http://bugzilla.untangle.com/show_bug.cgi?id=7774

Thanks!

My attachment is : reports-05_13_10-Daily.pdf
View with outlook 2003

It seems that when a mail client is able to internally deal with the attachment, the OS replaces the forbidden characters on save.

Not 100% sure if that's what is going on, but in Yahoo web mail, the link text is reports-05, the link title (hover) is reports-05/13/10.zip and the file saves out (in XP) as reports-05_13_10.zip

EDIT:
Looking at the raw source of the message (in OS X Maill.app), the attachment filename DOES contain the slashes:

Content-Type: application/pdf
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="reports-05/13/10-Daily.pdf"

[dmorris]

yeah, the slashes are there, most clients handle it transparently.

[TunaMaxx]

Sweet.. I found a bug. I helped! I helped!

[dmorris]

thank you!

[jcoffin]

Excellent find. Outlook converts it but the raw header does show the original filename contained slashed. Gmail web also shows the slashes.

[rp9999]

Can the title of the reports be changed, in order to identify which network the report is sent from?

[dwasserman]

The network is identify by the sender field of the mail. You can manipulate it