Thunderbird & Okular question

[DB]

On 01/31/2010 06:20 PM, users-request at lists.fedoraproject.org wrote:
> On Sun, 2010-01-31 at 12:30 +0100, DB wrote:
>    
>> >  In Thunderbird, I have set my default for pdf attachments to Okular.
>> >  Everytime I try to open a pdf attachment, I get a dialog asking me if
>> >  I want to save the attachment.  When I save it, I then have to go to
>> >  the downloaded file&  open it with Okular.
>> >  
>> >  Have I missed something in my preferences?
>>      
> Probably not.  You're probably being sent the attachment with an
> incorrect MIME type describing it as "just some kind of binary file,
> that I can't be stuffed to identify it properly."
>
>    i.e. application/octet-stream
>
> As done by many broken mail clients and broken operating systems.
>
> Try sending yourself a PDF file, and it'll probably work properly, as
> your system will probably identify it correctly when it attaches the
> file to the outgoing message.
>
>    
Thanks, Tim,

 From the source of the "non-opening" message:

------_=_NextPart_001_01CAA0D0.4EC670B0
Content-Type:*application/octet-stream;*
		name="Wochenprogramm 01.02-07.02.10.pdf"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Description: Wochenprogramm 01.02-07.02.10.pdf
Content-Disposition: attachment;
		filename="Wochenprogramm 01.02-07.02.10.pdf"

And from one I sent myself (which does open):

--------------000006080701040401020404
Content-Type:*application/pdf;*
  name="BMF_English.pdf"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Content-Disposition: attachment;
  filename="BMF_English.pdf"


I assume there is no way to persuade TBird/Okular to play ball with the octet-stream?

Cheers

Dave


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