We're calling on all EU-based Mozillians with iOS or iPadOS devices to help us monitor Apple’s new browser choice screens. Join the effort to hold Big Tech to account!

Pomoc přepytać

Hladajće so wobšudstwa pomocy. Njenamołwimy was ženje, telefonowe čisło zawołać, SMS pósłać abo wosobinske informacije přeradźić. Prošu zdźělće podhladnu aktiwitu z pomocu nastajenja „Znjewužiwanje zdźělić“.

Dalše informacije

Association for PDF attachments

  • 1 wotmołwa
  • 1 ma tutón problem
  • 33 napohladow
  • Poslednja wotmołwa wot Toad-Hall

more options

The error message below come up when trying to open a PDF attachment. This only happens when trying to open the attachment before sending a message. Messages that have been sent or received we are able to open the PDF attachment. I have deleted the Preferences in the settings for PDF type files many times and still unable to open a attachment. It's important to be able to open a attachment before a mail is sent to confirm the document is correct Please assist.

Error Message

C:\Users\Russell\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmail.pdf could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences.

The error message below come up when trying to open a PDF attachment. This only happens when trying to open the attachment before sending a message. Messages that have been sent or received we are able to open the PDF attachment. I have deleted the Preferences in the settings for PDF type files many times and still unable to open a attachment. It's important to be able to open a attachment before a mail is sent to confirm the document is correct Please assist. Error Message C:\Users\Russell\AppData\Local\Temp\nsmail.pdf could not be opened, because the associated helper application does not exist. Change the association in your preferences.

Wšě wotmołwy (1)

more options

TRy info at this bug report: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1698140 from comment 8 onwards.

Also good info in this bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1729922 from comment 17 onwards


Basically - something werid going on with the Content type: HTML document Thunderbird seems to think pdf are HTML - SEt the Content Type for PDF to eg: Adobe But set Content type: HTML document Action to 'Always Ask' or if you rarely open any html documents then set as Adobe.