Preventing Thunderbird to add .txt to attachments on open

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Published on 2011-03-20T16:11:06Z Indexed on 2012/11/09 11:07 UTC
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How can I prevent Thunderbird to add the extension .txt to a file when open the attachment. I have the problem with .patch files which I want look with notepad++. The problem is that notepad++ does not detect the right formating for the file because the extension is .txt.

If I drag the file on the desktop an double click all is working. Why change Thunderbird the file name on opening?

I am working on Windows 7.

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