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Thunderbird also has for years. Come to think of it, which clients don't?

by brnt 5y ago

randomhodler84 5y ago
It’s literally been a thing for decades. Eudora had this feature in the 90s. I’d be suspect of any mail client that doesn’t.
wodow 5y ago
I believe Apple's Mail.app doesn't without some third-party tooling. Suggestive: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/229472/macmail-forgotten-attachents-reminder https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/229472/macmail-for... (five years old)
geocrasher 5y ago
Gmail. Gmail doesn't have it. And as somebody who used Thunderbird since the early 00's, it was a disappointment when I moved to using gmail.com instead of IMAP/Tbird. But, the move solved other problems for me, so ¯\(º_o)/¯ Still wish Gmail had it, though. EDIT: See below. It was an issue unique to my account
- MattJ100 5y ago
  Actually it does have this feature, and has done for many years. Many clients have it now, but Gmail was where I first encountered it. I don't know if it was the pioneer. Here's a blog post by someone digging into how it works: https://www.labnol.org/internet/gmail-attachment-reminder/31959/ https://www.labnol.org/internet/gmail-attachment-reminder/31...
  - geocrasher 5y ago
    Indeed I've seen other comments in this thread that indicate the same. I tested sending an email with the word "attachment" in it, with no attachment, and Gmail didn't have any problem sending it. I tested it with my work email on Google Workspace, and it showed the popup. It must be a setting. Weird. EDIT: After toggling experimental features on, then off again, it now works. ¯\(º_o)/¯
    - brnt 5y ago
      > After toggling experimental features on, then off again, it now works. Still the most sure-fire way of fixing anything computerized.
- pfranz 5y ago
  I'm pretty sure Gmail is where I first noticed this years and years ago. I've been with Fastmail for the past many years, but remember the dialog from Gmail. Maybe it was an experiment you had to enable and are opted out of? A quick search says that automatic footers (company logos) can be interpreted as attachments...meaning you won't see the warning. Could that be your issue? https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-get-a-forgotten-attachment-reminder-in-gmail-1171993 https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-get-a-forgotten-attachment-r...
unnah 5y ago
Out of interest, I had a look at the relevant Thunderbird source: https://searchfox.org/comm-central/source/mail/components/compose/content/MsgComposeCommands.js#9274 https://searchfox.org/comm-central/source/mail/components/co... The code simply checks the subject and body text, excluding the signature and any quoted text, for keywords defined in the configuration item mail.compose.attachment_reminder_keywords. The default keywords are: ".doc,.pdf,.xls,.ppt,.rtf,.pps,attachment,attach,attached,attaching,enclosed,CV,cover letter" This little feature must have made lots of users happy one time or another...
- emptysea 5y ago
  Interesting! I'm also surprised thunderbird's written in JS and not C++.

Thunderbird also has for years. Come to think of it, which clients don't?

by brnt 5y ago

Thunderbird also has for years. Come to think of it, which clients don't?

It’s literally been a thing for decades. Eudora had this feature in the 90s. I’d be suspect of any mail client that doesn’t.

wodow 5y ago

I believe Apple's Mail.app doesn't without some third-party tooling. Suggestive: https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/229472/macmail-forgotten-attachents-reminder https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/229472/macmail-for... (five years old)

geocrasher 5y ago

Gmail. Gmail doesn't have it. And as somebody who used Thunderbird since the early 00's, it was a disappointment when I moved to using gmail.com instead of IMAP/Tbird. But, the move solved other problems for me, so ¯\(º_o)/¯ Still wish Gmail had it, though. EDIT: See below. It was an issue unique to my account

MattJ100 5y ago
Actually it does have this feature, and has done for many years. Many clients have it now, but Gmail was where I first encountered it. I don't know if it was the pioneer. Here's a blog post by someone digging into how it works: https://www.labnol.org/internet/gmail-attachment-reminder/31959/ https://www.labnol.org/internet/gmail-attachment-reminder/31...
- geocrasher 5y ago
  Indeed I've seen other comments in this thread that indicate the same. I tested sending an email with the word "attachment" in it, with no attachment, and Gmail didn't have any problem sending it. I tested it with my work email on Google Workspace, and it showed the popup. It must be a setting. Weird. EDIT: After toggling experimental features on, then off again, it now works. ¯\(º_o)/¯
  - brnt 5y ago
    > After toggling experimental features on, then off again, it now works. Still the most sure-fire way of fixing anything computerized.
pfranz 5y ago
I'm pretty sure Gmail is where I first noticed this years and years ago. I've been with Fastmail for the past many years, but remember the dialog from Gmail. Maybe it was an experiment you had to enable and are opted out of? A quick search says that automatic footers (company logos) can be interpreted as attachments...meaning you won't see the warning. Could that be your issue? https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-get-a-forgotten-attachment-reminder-in-gmail-1171993 https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-get-a-forgotten-attachment-r...

unnah 5y ago

Out of interest, I had a look at the relevant Thunderbird source: https://searchfox.org/comm-central/source/mail/components/compose/content/MsgComposeCommands.js#9274 https://searchfox.org/comm-central/source/mail/components/co... The code simply checks the subject and body text, excluding the signature and any quoted text, for keywords defined in the configuration item mail.compose.attachment_reminder_keywords. The default keywords are: ".doc,.pdf,.xls,.ppt,.rtf,.pps,attachment,attach,attached,attaching,enclosed,CV,cover letter" This little feature must have made lots of users happy one time or another...

emptysea 5y ago
Interesting! I'm also surprised thunderbird's written in JS and not C++.