1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/mail_handler/mail_handler.rb b/lib/mail_handler/mail_handler.rb
index e5c6b1087..4d942768b 100644
--- a/lib/mail_handler/mail_handler.rb
+++ b/lib/mail_handler/mail_handler.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ module MailHandler
     require 'backends/mail_backend'
     include Backends::MailBackend
 
+    class TNEFParsingError < StandardError
+    end
+
     # Returns a set of attachments from the given TNEF contents
     # The TNEF contents also contains the message body, but in general this is the
     # same as the message body in the message proper.
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ module MailHandler
                     raise IOError, "tnef exited with signal #{$?.termsig}"
                 end
                 if $?.exited? && $?.exitstatus != 0
-                    raise IOError, "tnef exited with status #{$?.exitstatus}"
+                    raise TNEFParsingError, "tnef exited with status #{$?.exitstatus}"
                 end
             end
             found = 0
@@ -34,7 +37,7 @@ module MailHandler
                 end
             end
             if found == 0
-                raise IOError, "tnef produced no attachments"
+                raise TNEFParsingError, "tnef produced no attachments"
             end
         end
         attachments