Can't upload ovpn file

[emoxam]

Can't send ovpn file

Steps to reproduce:

1. try to send ovpn file
2. see "media types not accepted"

Expected behavior:

i can send it as it was before.

Actual behavior:

"media types not accepted" error

Server Setup Information:

• Version of Rocket.Chat Server: installed: 6.6.0 (1602) 361MB -
• Operating System: ubuntu
• Deployment Method: snap
• Number of Running Instances: 1
• DB Replicaset Oplog:
• NodeJS Version:
• MongoDB Version:

Client Setup Information

• Desktop App or Browser Version: 3.9.12
• Operating System: Windows

[dolohow]

Same problem here with 6.6.0, can't send gpg files and in admin settings I am not blocking any file type. In previous version (6.5.x) it did work.

[IgorOhrimenko]

Not only ovpn file does not upload. You can try to create the empty file with name 1 and gave the same problem "Media Type Not Accepted:"

[roman-bergman]

I got the following mimetype for *.ovpn: text/plain.
I added this mimetype to "Accepted Media Types" but i get the same error: "media types not accepted".

See my comment #31346 (comment)

[IvanBadikovJoyrun]

Check mimeTypes.ts in the app/utils/lib.

The extension of your file is not defined in the mime-db repo, so the type of your file should become undefined during lookup in the app/client/views/room/body/hooks/useFileUploadDropTarget.ts file line 57.

I guess you should define your own type in the mimeTypes.ts in app/utils/lib in order to make it work.

[emoxam]

ovpn file is text/plain
the same has txt files..

Can we turn off media type checking at all ?

[roman-bergman]

Check mimeTypes.ts in the app/utils/lib.

The extension of your file is not defined in the mime-db repo, so the type of your file should become undefined during lookup in the app/client/views/room/body/hooks/useFileUploadDropTarget.ts file line 57.

I guess you should define your own type in the mimeTypes.ts in app/utils/lib in order to make it work.

mime type ovpn file is text/plain. Mime-db have next extensions: "txt","text","conf","def","list","log","in","ini"

It seems to me that the check goes not only on the mimetype but also on its extension. If i change extension .ovpn to .txt my file is load to rocketchat.

[emoxam]

Ok, can we make changes at the mime db ?

[emoxam]

Not only ovpn file does not upload. You can try to create the empty file with name 1 and gave the same problem "Media Type Not Accepted:"

Can you send ovpn file via web interface ?

[roman-bergman]

Not only ovpn file does not upload. You can try to create the empty file with name 1 and gave the same problem "Media Type Not Accepted:"

Can you send ovpn file via web interface ?

only if rename file from .ovpn to .txt

[IvanBadikovJoyrun]

Check mimeTypes.ts in the app/utils/lib.
The extension of your file is not defined in the mime-db repo, so the type of your file should become undefined during lookup in the app/client/views/room/body/hooks/useFileUploadDropTarget.ts file line 57.
I guess you should define your own type in the mimeTypes.ts in app/utils/lib in order to make it work.

mime type ovpn file is text/plain. Mime-db have next extensions: "txt","text","conf","def","list","log","in","ini" It seems to me that the check goes not only on the mimetype but also on its extension. If i change extension .ovpn to .txt my file is load to rocketchat.

I guess, it throws a media type alert due to extension check, as type is left undefined since checking if there's no such extension in the mime-db. So, in order to allow the media type, there are two ways to upload files that don't consume mime-db:

• Append allowed extension and require the receiver to rename the file
• Modify mime-db or define it directly in the sources
• Pack the file into a zip-archive... I prefer this way personally :))

[IvanBadikovJoyrun]

Not only ovpn file does not upload. You can try to create the empty file with name 1 and gave the same problem "Media Type Not Accepted:"

It's because the file does not pass the extension check as the extension is not defined in the mime-db. The error occurs on the Rocket.Chat frontend side. You can check my first answer. But to be honest, I don't think there's a way to define an empty extension in the mime-db but you can try.

[emoxam]

Then - I did unsquashfs rocketchat-server_1603.snap
added ovpn to

/home/gsys/222/squashfs-root/programs/server/npm/node_modules/mime-db/db.json
/home/gsys/222/squashfs-root/programs/web.browser/dynamic/node_modules/mime-db/db.json
/home/gsys/222/squashfs-root/programs/web.browser.legacy/dynamic/node_modules/mime-db/db.json

and then
mksquashfs squashfs-root rocketchat-server_1603.snap -noappend -comp lzo -no-fragments
somehow i can send ovpn via the web, but now via the windows desktop app...

You can check it then

cat /snap/rocketchat-server/current/programs/server/npm/node_modules/mime-db/db.json | grep ovpn
cat /snap/rocketchat-server/current/programs//web.browser/dynamic/node_modules/mime-db/db.json | grep ovpn
cat /snap/rocketchat-server/current/programs/web.browser.legacy/dynamic/node_modules/mime-db/db.json | grep ovpn

[Thanush19]

@emoxam ,if the issue is not resolved yet , i can work on this...

[emoxam]

@emoxam ,if the issue is not resolved yet , i can work on this...

I will be very appreciate this!

[Thanush19]

can u assign it to me.. @emoxam ...

[emoxam]

@Thanush19 I am an ordinary user, i don't have such rights. Or i just don't know how ?

[crose-project]

We have the same problems with .py, .drawio, .r and .rmd files in RocketChat App and Browser. None of the named have official MIME types assigned (as far as I know). I my experience as a web developer: relying on MIME types creates a lot of headaches. Finally (in our own web applications), we check for MIME types (where possible) and if this fails, we check for filename extensions.