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Preferences->Files & Attachments is set but I keep getting prompted

Joseph Picone
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Thunderbird 91.2.0 on a Mac running Big Sur 11.6

When I select "Do this automatically for files like this from now on", I still get prompted the next time with the same message.

The file type and action are specified, but I still get prompted each time I try to open an attachment.

This seems like a simple bg to fix.

Thunderbird 91.2.0 on a Mac running Big Sur 11.6 When I select "Do this automatically for files like this from now on", I still get prompted the next time with the same message. The file type and action are specified, but I still get prompted each time I try to open an attachment. This seems like a simple bg to fix.
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Thanks for the prompt feedback. Interesting... it is sad when you are handcuffed like this. Not the worst bug though. I have mixed feelings about v91.*.

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sfhowes
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This is a known bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=453455#c201

which is apparently not an easy fix.

See also https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1690395#c41

Modified by sfhowes

Joseph Picone
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But this did not appear in the previous release of Thunderbird I was using, which was v68 or something like that. It just appeared when I upgraded to 91.2.0.

sfhowes
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Yes, it's a new, unwelcome bug in 91, thanks to unanticipated changes in the Firefox code that TB relies on.

Joseph Picone
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Thanks for the prompt feedback. Interesting... it is sad when you are handcuffed like this. Not the worst bug though. I have mixed feelings about v91.*.