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Re: Can't launch attachments with "spaces" in file name

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From: Jeffrey J. Kosowsky
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 01:15
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Kevin Rodgers <ihs_4664@yahoo.com> writes:
> Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote:
> 
> > However, I have now noticed another problem. If there already is
> > another version of the file in the temp directory with the same name,
> > then vm just hangs in opening the file. A better alternative might
> > be to first check if the stored file is
> > identical. If so, then just open the existing temp file, if not then
> > store the file with a modified file name, such as <filename>.1
> > In any case the current "hanging" response should be fixed, right?
> 
> Are you sure that it is actually hung (meaning you have to use C-g to
> get Emacs to respond to further commands) and not just doing
> nothing?

Truly hung -- blank, frozen, unresponsive screen until I press C-g.
This is repeatable.

>  I ask because that function (vm-mime-display-external-generic)
> maintains a cache that stores the temporary file name and the
> process used to display it, and if that process is still running it
> simply does nothing.  What is the vm-mime-delete-viewer-processes
> option set to in your VM session?

Set to: 't'
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