[Bug 295357] New: When trying to store a mail ("Save as") with a file name that contains invalid characters, no error message is given and the mail is not stored.

[itsef-admin at brightsight.com]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=295357

            Bug ID: 295357
          Severity: normal
           Version: 4.8
          Priority: NOR
          Assignee: kdepim-bugs at kde.org
           Summary: When trying to store a mail ("Save as") with a file
                    name that contains invalid characters, no error
                    message is given and the mail is not stored.
    Classification: Unclassified
                OS: Linux
          Reporter: itsef-admin at brightsight.com
          Hardware: Ubuntu Packages
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
         Component: commands and actions
           Product: kmail2

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Background: When storing e-mail, the file name can contain characters that are
not allowed on the filesystem where the file is supposed to be stored. KMail2
fails to catch this.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select an e-mail in the message list
2. File -> Save as
3. Enter a file name with an illegal character (examples:
"lists/scheudules.mbox" on ext4 or "Maybe interesting?.mbox" on FAT32)
4. Click on "Save"
Actual Results:  
No error message is given.
The mail is *not* saved.

Expected Results:  
KMail2 should give an error message. Ideally, this message should state that
the file name contains illegal characters. Failing that, the file system errors
of the OS should be passed through (I think that's what KMail1 did - KMail1
does throw an error in theses cases).
In any case, KMail2 should not just silently fail, as this is very confusing
for users.

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