I would have no problem allowing .eml attachments on my own server, but with the very large caveat that it did not create a security risk, something I would need to do more research into first.

By the way, I fully support your sentiments about trying to stay local with your hosting—I myself have both a local host and an overseas one.
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Read “I am not writing this to say that Thunderbird’s default behaviour should be “As Attachment” rather than “Inline””. Sorry, I must have not slept enough .

John Gillespie:
>Good points Maksym, and it certainly sounds like you should be able to get your hosting provider to unblock .eml attachments if you require it.

Nice to hear you say it. Does that mean that if your client still insists, you will launch your Exim Editor? To be honest, after reading this page I first thought you are so much “pro-inline” that you might even be offended by my previous comment (although that’s of course not something I would like to cause).

>If you are thinking of switching hosting providers (hard sell follows), I can’t recommend WiredTree enough—since switching to them recently I have been astounded by their (excellent) level of customer service and support.

Thank you for this info. Currently I have been using services from a local company for some reasons, and even if I change my provider I still think about some local guys for the nearest future. However, I will surely keep WiredTree info in mind (and, in a more reliable way, add them to ‘Hosting’ folder in my Favorites ).

If you are thinking of switching hosting providers (hard sell follows), I can’t recommend WiredTree enough—since switching to them recently I have been astounded by their (excellent) level of customer service and support.
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This sort of blocking is precisely the reason I have now been thinking about using another company to host my stuff. My current hosting provider is really good in many aspects, but their SMTP blocks outbound .eml attachments, and they don’t seem to be willing to change it. (Actually, I have found this page of yours while googling whether this is considered a real problem by many people .) I hate to have to save e-mails as files, change their extension to .msg and then attach them just to circumvent this problem, the only alternative being sending them inline.

I am not writing this to say that Thunderbird’s default behaviour should be “Inline” vs. “As Attachment”, but to emphasize that good providers should not block .eml attachments, at least when directly asked by their clients to stop doing it.

I’m a big fan of Thunderbird, but am definitely NOT a fan of forwarding messages as .eml attachments. I must have changed the setting when I installed TB, because I have it set to forward messages inline. (phew)

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