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PDF attachments open as HTML

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rm4828
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Hi, I'm using Thunderbird version 91.3.2 and when I attach a PDF file and open it to check it, it opens as an HTML file in a web browser. I have preferences set to open PDF files in Foxit Reader. When I open the file in Windows File Explorer, it opens in Foxit Reader. Thanks for any help. Robert McDermott

Hi, I'm using Thunderbird version 91.3.2 and when I attach a PDF file and open it to check it, it opens as an HTML file in a web browser. I have preferences set to open PDF files in Foxit Reader. When I open the file in Windows File Explorer, it opens in Foxit Reader. Thanks for any help. Robert McDermott

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Amelia
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Hello,

Please make sure that you have set the preferences in Thunderbird, as Thunderbird does not use system defaults for some file types.

rm4828
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Thanks andmagdo. Sorry, I should have been more clear when I wrote that I had my preferences set to open PDF files with Foxit reader. The preferences I referred to are the ones in Thunderbird. My Windows 10 PC also has the default program for opening PDF files set to Foxit reader. It always works as it should.