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Attachment - Invalid filename?
I tried to upload a file to freemail.gossamer-threads.com and got this message:

The filename entered is invalid. Please limit your attachment filenames to letters and numbers only (1[1].zip).

It's obvious, that the filename is valid.

Luck,
TukBa

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Re: Attachment - Invalid filename? In reply to
Um do you think?

Maybe you should read the error, then read it again, then read it once more.



Paul
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Re: Attachment - Invalid filename? In reply to
Yes. Filename 1[1].zip is valid filename.
Accepting only alphanumeric characters is too restrictive. What about files in foreign languages?

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Re: Attachment - Invalid filename? In reply to
NO it is NOT a valid name. Only letters an numbers are allowed NOT square brackets.

Paul
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Re: Attachment - Invalid filename? In reply to
Hi,

We'll look into how best to resolve this.

Cheers,

Alex

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Re: Attachment - Invalid filename? In reply to
On what planet do you live? Are you using some prehistoric OS?


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Re: Attachment - Invalid filename? In reply to
Huh?

Maybe explain things properly in future.

Instead of repeating "The filename is valid", why didn't you say "How can I change this to work with different file names" - you made it sound like you couldn't understand why the upload was being rejected because you thought the filename was valid.

Paul
Installations:http://wiredon.net/gt/
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My bad In reply to
My bad. Still learning english.
But Alex got it. That was more important to me.

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Your English looks perfectly fine to me and you seem to have a grasp of US slang.

Anyway not important.

Glad you have got the answer you want.


Paul
Installations:http://wiredon.net/gt/
Support: http://wiredon.net/forum/

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Hi,

I changed this for the next beta, filenames will now be encoded for storage. This should have been the default..

Cheers,

Scott