=== modified file 'apport/crashdb_impl/launchpad.py'
--- apport/crashdb_impl/launchpad.py	2009-08-05 16:39:49 +0000
+++ apport/crashdb_impl/launchpad.py	2009-08-20 19:22:27 +0000
@@ -259,7 +259,10 @@
             if ext == '.txt':
                 report[key] = attachment.read()
             elif ext == '.gz':
-                report[key] = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=attachment).read()#TODO: is this the best solution?
+                try:
+                    report[key] = gzip.GzipFile(fileobj=attachment).read()#TODO: is this the best solution?
+                except IOError:
+                    raise Exception, 'There was an error with attachment '  + attachment.filename
             else:
                 raise Exception, 'Unknown attachment type: ' + attachment.filename
         return report