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MIME decoding without Preview or Presentation buffer showing

#814
From: spock
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2003 14:40
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VM will decode (sometime big and thus slow) messages, even if
previewing is off, and no message buffer is showing.  This is
reproducible on both Linux and Windows using GNU Emacs.

To reproduce, simply have only the summary buffer showing and do a
vm-next-message to a message that has MIME encoding.
-- 

Ed
vmPosting@sarek.com

-- 

Emacs  : GNU Emacs 21.2.1 (i386-msvc-nt5.1.2600)
 of 2002-03-19 on buffy
Package: VM 7.17

current state:
==============
(setq
 vm-arrived-message-hook nil
 vm-arrived-messages-hook nil
 vm-auto-center-summary 'if-summary-is-not-the-only-window
 vm-auto-decode-mime-messages t
 vm-auto-displayed-mime-content-type-exceptions nil
 vm-auto-displayed-mime-content-types '("text" "multipart" "image")
 vm-auto-folder-case-fold-search t
 vm-auto-get-new-mail t
 vm-auto-next-message t
 vm-berkeley-mail-compatibility nil
 vm-check-folder-types t
 vm-circular-folders 0
 vm-confirm-new-folders nil
 vm-confirm-quit 0
 vm-convert-folder-types t
 vm-crash-box "~/mail/INBOX.CRASH"
 vm-crash-box-suffix ".crash"
 vm-default-From_-folder-type 'From_
 vm-default-folder-permission-bits 384
 vm-default-folder-type 'From_
 vm-delete-after-archiving nil
 vm-delete-after-bursting t
 vm-delete-after-saving t
 vm-delete-empty-folders t
 vm-digest-burst-type "guess"
 vm-digest-identifier-header-format "X-Digest: %s\n"
 vm-digest-center-preamble t
 vm-digest-preamble-format "\"%s\" (%F)"
 vm-digest-send-type "mime"
 vm-display-buffer-hook nil
 vm-display-using-mime t
 vm-edit-message-mode 'text-mode
 vm-fill-paragraphs-containing-long-lines 90
 vm-flush-interval 90
 vm-folder-directory "~/mail/"
 vm-folder-read-only nil
 vm-folders-summary-database "~/.vm.folders.db"
 vm-folders-summary-directories '("~/")
 vm-folders-summary-format "  %12f %4t total, %n new, %u unread, %s spooled\n"
 vm-follow-summary-cursor t
 vm-forward-message-hook nil
 vm-forwarded-headers '("From:" "Date:" "Subject:")
 vm-forwarding-digest-type "mime"
 vm-forwarding-subject-format "%s"
 vm-frame-parameter-alist '((primary-folder
			     ((left . 0) (top . -1) (height . 59) (width . 90)
			      (height . 40) (width . 90) (menu-bar-lines . 1))
			     )
			    (folder
			     ((height . 50) (height . 40) (width . 90)
			      (menu-bar-lines . 1))
			     )
			    (composition
			     ((height . 40) (width . 90) (menu-bar-lines . 1)))
			    (edit ((height . 40) (width . 90) (menu-bar-lines . 1))))
 vm-frame-per-completion t
 vm-frame-per-composition nil
 vm-frame-per-edit nil
 vm-frame-per-folder nil
 vm-frame-per-folders-summary nil
 vm-frame-per-help nil
 vm-frame-per-summary nil
 vm-highlight-url-face 'bold-italic
 vm-highlighted-header-regexp nil
 vm-honor-mime-content-disposition nil
 vm-honor-page-delimiters nil
 vm-icontopbm-program nil
 vm-image-directory "/home/spock/tools/x86/share/emacs/vm"
 vm-imagemagick-convert-program nil
 vm-imagemagick-identify-program nil
 vm-imap-bytes-per-session nil
 vm-imap-expunge-after-retrieving t
 vm-imap-max-message-size nil
 vm-imap-messages-per-session nil
 vm-imap-session-preauth-hook nil
 vm-in-reply-to-format "%i"
 vm-included-text-attribution-format "%F writes:\n"
 vm-included-text-discard-header-regexp nil
 vm-included-text-headers nil
 vm-included-text-prefix " > "
 vm-index-file-suffix ".vm-index"
 vm-init-file "~/lib/emacs/lisp/vm-hook.elc"
 vm-infer-mime-types t
 vm-invisible-header-regexp nil
 vm-jump-to-new-messages t
 vm-jump-to-unread-messages nil
 vm-keep-crash-boxes nil
 vm-keep-sent-messages 4
 vm-lynx-program "lynx"
 vm-mail-header-from nil
 vm-mail-header-insert-date t
 vm-mail-header-insert-message-id t
 vm-mail-hook nil
 vm-mail-check-interval 300
 vm-mail-mode-hook '(vm-set-fcc-hook mail-mode-hook mc-install-write-mode)
 vm-mail-send-hook nil
 vm-make-crash-box-name nil
 vm-make-spool-file-name nil
 vm-mime-7bit-composition-charset "us-ascii"
 vm-mime-8bit-composition-charset "iso-8859-1"
 vm-mime-8bit-text-transfer-encoding 'quoted-printable
 vm-mime-alternative-select-method 'best-internal
 vm-mime-attachment-auto-type-alist '(("\\.pic$" . "image/pic")
				      ("\\.pcx$" . "image/pcx")
				      ("\\.dcx$" . "image/dcx")
				      ("\\.bmp$" . "image/bmp")
				      ("\\.xif$" . "image/xif")
				      ("\\.doc$" . "application/msword")
				      ("\\.dot$" . "application/msword")
				      ("\\.rtf$" . "application/msword")
				      ("\\.xls$" . "application/vnd.ms-excel")
				      ("\\.xlt$" . "application/vnd.ms-excel")
				      ("\\.csv$" . "application/vnd.ms-excel")
				      ("\\.ppt$" . "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint")
				      ("\\.pdf$" . "application/pdf")
				      ("\\.zip$" . "application/zip")
				      ("\\.mpp$" . "application/ms-project")
				      ("\\.vsd$" . "application/visio")
				      ("\\.pic$" . "image/pic")
				      ("\\.pcx$" . "image/pcx")
				      ("\\.dcx$" . "image/dcx")
				      ("\\.bmp$" . "image/bmp")
				      ("\\.xif$" . "image/xif")
				      ("\\.doc$" . "application/msword")
				      ("\\.dot$" . "application/msword")
				      ("\\.rtf$" . "application/msword")
				      ("\\.xls$" . "application/vnd.ms-excel")
				      ("\\.xlt$" . "application/vnd.ms-excel")
				      ("\\.csv$" . "application/vnd.ms-excel")
				      ("\\.ppt$" . "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint")
				      ("\\.pdf$" . "application/pdf")
				      ("\\.zip$" . "application/zip")
				      ("\\.mpp$" . "application/ms-project")
				      ("\\.vsd$" . "application/visio")
				      ("\\.jpe?g$" . "image/jpeg")
				      ("\\.gif$" . "image/gif")
				      ("\\.png$" . "image/png")
				      ("\\.tiff?$" . "image/tiff")
				      ("\\.html?$" . "text/html")
				      ("\\.au$" . "audio/basic")
				      ("\\.mpe?g$" . "video/mpeg")
				      ("\\.mov$" . "video/quicktime")
				      ("\\.e?ps$" . "application/postscript")
				      ("\\.pdf$" . "application/pdf")
				      ("\\.xls$" . "application/vnd.ms-excel")
				      ("\\.doc$" . "application/msword")
				      ("\\.ppt$" . "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"))
 vm-mime-attachment-save-directory "c:/temp"
 vm-mime-avoid-folding-content-type t
 vm-mime-base64-decoder-program "C:/bin/base64-decode"
 vm-mime-base64-decoder-switches nil
 vm-mime-base64-encoder-program "C:/bin/base64-encode"
 vm-mime-base64-encoder-switches nil
 vm-mime-button-face 'gui-button-face
 vm-mime-button-format-alist '(("text" . "%-35.35(%d, %c%) [%k to %a]")
			       ("multipart/alternative" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a]")
			       ("multipart/digest" .
				"%-35.35(%d, %n message%s%) [%k to %a]")
			       ("multipart" . "%-35.35(%d, %n part%s%) [%k to %a]")
			       ("message/partial" .
				"%-35.35(%d, part %N (of %T)%) [%k to %a]")
			       ("message/external-body" .
				"%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a (%x)]")
			       ("message" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a]")
			       ("audio" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a]")
			       ("video" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a]")
			       ("image" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a]")
			       ("application/octet-stream" .
				"%-35.35(%d, %f%) [%k to %a]")
			       )
 vm-mime-charset-converter-alist nil
 vm-mime-charset-font-alist nil
 vm-mime-confirm-delete t
 vm-mime-decode-for-preview t
 vm-mime-default-face-charset-exceptions nil
 vm-mime-default-face-charsets t
 vm-mime-delete-after-saving nil
 vm-mime-delete-viewer-processes nil
 vm-mime-digest-discard-header-regexp nil
 vm-mime-digest-headers '("Resent-" "From:" "Sender:" "To:" "Cc:" "Subject:" "Date:"
			  "Message-ID:" "Keywords:" "MIME-Version:" "Content-")
 vm-mime-display-function nil
 vm-mime-external-content-types-alist '(("application/msword"
					 "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Winword.exe" "%f")
					("application/vnd.ms-excel"
					 "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Excel.exe" "%f")
					("application/msexcel"
					 "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Excel.exe" "%f")
					("application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"
					 "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Powerpnt.exe" "%f")
					("application/powerpoint"
					 "C:/Program Files/Microsoft Office/Office10/Powerpnt.exe" "%f")
					("application/acrobat"
					 "c:/Program Files/Adobe/Acrobat 5.0/Reader/AcroRd32.exe" "%f")
					("application/pdf"
					 "c:/Program Files/Adobe/Acrobat 5.0/Reader/AcroRd32.exe" "%f")
					("application/visio"
					 "c:/Program Files/Visio/Visio32.exe" "%f")
					("image/pcx"
					 "c:/Program Files/IrfanView/i_view32.exe" "%f")
					("image/jpeg"
					 "c:/Program Files/IrfanView/i_view32.exe" "%f")
					("image/gif"
					 "c:/Program Files/IrfanView/i_view32.exe" "%f")
					("application/zip"
					 "c:/Program Files/WinZip/winzip32.exe" "%f")
					("application/x-zip-compressed"
					 "c:/Program Files/WinZip/winzip32.exe" "%f")
					)
 vm-mime-forward-local-external-bodies nil
 vm-mime-ignore-composite-type-opaque-transfer-encoding t
 vm-mime-ignore-mime-version t
 vm-mime-ignore-missing-multipart-boundary t
 vm-mime-internal-content-type-exceptions '("text/html")
 vm-mime-internal-content-types t
 vm-mime-max-message-size nil
 vm-mime-qp-decoder-program "C:/bin/qp-decode"
 vm-mime-qp-decoder-switches nil
 vm-mime-qp-encoder-program "C:/bin/qp-encode"
 vm-mime-qp-encoder-switches nil
 vm-mime-require-mime-version-header t
 vm-mime-type-converter-alist '(("text/html" "text/plain" "w3m -dump -T text/html"))
 vm-mime-use-image-strips t
 vm-mime-use-w3-for-text/html nil
 vm-mime-uuencode-decoder-program "uudecode"
 vm-mime-uuencode-decoder-switches nil
 vm-mode-hook '(vm-mode-fontify vm-update-suffix-hook-function mc-install-read-mode)
 vm-mode-hooks '(vm-mode-hook)
 vm-mosaic-program "Mosaic"
 vm-mosaic-program-switches nil
 vm-move-after-deleting t
 vm-move-after-undeleting nil
 vm-move-after-killing nil
 vm-move-messages-physically nil
 vm-movemail-program "movemail"
 vm-mutable-frames t
 vm-mutable-windows t
 vm-netscape-program "C:/Program Files/mozilla.org/Mozilla/mozilla.exe"
 vm-netscape-program-switches nil
 vm-page-continuation-glyph "...press SPACE to see more..."
 vm-paragraph-fill-column 70
 vm-pop-bytes-per-session nil
 vm-pop-expunge-after-retrieving t
 vm-pop-max-message-size nil
 vm-pop-messages-per-session nil
 vm-pop-md5-program "md5"
 vm-popup-menu-on-mouse-3 t
 vm-preferences-file "~/.vm.preferences"
 vm-preview-lines nil
 vm-preview-read-messages nil
 vm-primary-inbox "~/mail/INBOX"
 vm-quit-hook '(vm-expunge-folder)
 vm-recognize-imap-maildrops "^\\(imap\\|imap-ssl\\|imap-ssh\\):[^:]+:[^:]+:[^:]+:[^:]+:[^:]+:.+"
 vm-recognize-pop-maildrops "^\\(pop:\\|pop-ssl:\\|pop-ssh:\\)?[^:]+:[^:]+:[^:]+:[^:]+:.+"
 vm-reply-hook nil
 vm-reply-ignored-reply-tos nil
 vm-reply-subject-prefix "Re: "
 vm-resend-bounced-discard-header-regexp nil
 vm-resend-bounced-headers '("MIME-Version:" "Content-" "From:" "Sender:" "Reply-To:"
			     "To:" "Cc:" "Subject:" "Newsgroups:" "In-Reply-To:"
			     "References:" "Keywords:" "X-")
 vm-resend-bounced-message-hook nil
 vm-resend-discard-header-regexp "\\(\\(X400-\\)?Received:\\|Resent-\\)"
 vm-resend-headers nil
 vm-resend-message-hook nil
 vm-retrieved-spooled-mail-hook '(vm-update-suffix-hook-function)
 vm-rfc1153-digest-discard-header-regexp "\\(X400-\\)?Received:"
 vm-rfc1153-digest-headers '("Resent-" "Date:" "From:" "Sender:" "To:" "Cc:" "Subject:"
			     "Message-ID:" "Keywords:")
 vm-rfc934-digest-discard-header-regexp nil
 vm-rfc934-digest-headers '("Resent-" "From:" "Sender:" "To:" "Cc:" "Subject:" "Date:"
			    "Message-ID:" "Keywords:")
 vm-search-using-regexps nil
 vm-select-message-hook '(bbdb/vm-pop-up-bbdb-buffer)
 vm-select-new-message-hook nil
 vm-select-unread-message-hook nil
 vm-send-digest-hook nil
 vm-send-using-mime t
 vm-skip-deleted-messages t
 vm-skip-read-messages nil
 vm-spool-file-suffixes '(".spool")
 vm-spooled-mail-waiting-hook nil
 vm-ssh-program "ssh"
 vm-ssh-program-switches nil
 vm-ssh-remote-command "echo ready; sleep 15"
 vm-startup-with-summary t
 vm-strip-reply-headers t
 vm-stunnel-program "stunnel"
 vm-stunnel-program-switches nil
 vm-stunnel-random-data-method 'generate
 vm-subject-significant-chars nil
 vm-summary-format "%2n %A%* %3.3w %2M/%-2.2d %-16.16UB %4l %I%s\n"
 vm-summary-highlight-face 'bold
 vm-summary-mode-hook '(vm-summary-mode-fontify mc-install-read-mode)
 vm-summary-mode-hooks nil
 vm-summary-redo-hook nil
 vm-summary-show-threads t
 vm-summary-thread-indent-level 2
 vm-summary-uninteresting-senders "\\(spock\\|eweiss\\)"
 vm-summary-uninteresting-senders-arrow ": "
 vm-tale-is-an-idiot t
 vm-temp-file-directory "c:\\Temp"
 vm-thread-using-subject t
 vm-toolbar-pixmap-directory "/home/spock/tools/x86/share/emacs/vm"
 vm-trust-From_-with-Content-Length nil
 vm-uncompface-program nil
 vm-undisplay-buffer-hook nil
 vm-unforwarded-header-regexp nil
 vm-url-browser "C:/Program Files/mozilla.org/Mozilla/mozilla.exe"
 vm-url-browser-switches nil
 vm-url-retrieval-methods '(lynx wget fetch curl w3m)
 vm-url-search-limit 12000
 vm-use-menus '(folder motion send mark label sort virtual dispose nil help)
 vm-use-toolbar '(next previous delete/undelete autofile file reply compose print visit
		  quit nil help)
 vm-virtual-folder-alist nil
 vm-virtual-mirror t
 vm-visible-headers '("From:" "Sender:" "To:" "Apparently-To:" "Cc:" "Subject:" "Date:"
		      "X-Linux-Announce:")
 vm-visit-folder-hook nil
 vm-visit-when-saving 0
 vm-warp-mouse-to-new-frame t
 vm-wget-program "wget"
 vm-window-configuration-file "~/mail/.vmWindowConfigs"
 features '(reporter describe-symbols ispell newcomment view mailalias vm-reply
	    vm-macro vm-virtual image vm-delete vm-save bbdb-gui vm-crypto vm-minibuf
	    vm-pop vm-page vm-mime vm-toolbar tapestry vm-undo vm-thread vm-sort
	    vm-summary vm-motion vm-message vm-folder vm-misc vm-easymenu vm-menu
	    vm-mouse vm-window feedmail mail-utils bbdb-vm bbdb-snarf bbdb-com cl cl-19
	    bbdb-sc supercite regi smtpmail time-stamp mailabbrev sendmail strings
	    vm-autoload vm-vars vm-startup vm-version vm bbdb-autoloads bbdb timezone
	    w3-auto texinfo mule-util autoinsert mailcrypt rfc822 comint ring easymenu
	    filec completion complete ehelp electric mouse-drag paren hilit19 jit-lock
	    font-lock regexp-opt advice advice-preload uniquify jka-compr crypt crypt++
	    delsel fontset ediff-hook vc-hooks lisp-float-type dos-w32 disp-table
	    ls-lisp lisp-mode page menu-bar timer select scroll-bar mldrag mouse
	    facemenu faces cus-face frame misc-lang vietnamese tibetan thai lao korean
	    japanese hebrew greek romanian slovak czech european ethiopic devanagari
	    indian cyrillic chinese case-table help overlay md5 base64 format mule env
	    backquote custom widget)
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spock@swissbank.com  Vulcans are an advanced and most honorable race."
		    "They are, they are.  And damn annoying at times."
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