Warning: Gmail client Show Original can omit lines of the original

19 points by chrisjj 4 days ago

Gmail Download Original produced:

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X-Received-x-me-csa: (Received x-me-csa header removed by phl-mx-03.messagingengine.com) none

This is a MIME-encapsulated message.

--2DB008F1C68.1760866326/octagon.interface.co.uk

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Gmail Show Original produced:

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X-Received-x-me-csa: (Received x-me-csa header removed by phl-mx-03.messagingengine.com) none

--2DB008F1C68.1760866326/octagon.interface.co.uk

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One line missing.

I have not yet tested to find what's missing from Download Original /and/ Show Original...

cwmoore 3 days ago

Gmail often omits/hides the name I sign at the bottom (and any text below it.)

Feature, bug, user error, and convenience all at once for everyone is the compromise I’ve chosen for many years of communication.

Losing parts of “Show Original” is different…is it all emails, or just some with nonstandard headers?

  • chrisjj a day ago

    Tests suggest all. And this example has no non-standard header that I can see.