Mutt | 24 May 2012 09:09

[Mutt] #3584: 1.5.21 To/CC/Bc fields does not preserve values (in RFC comments)

#3584: 1.5.21 To/CC/Bc fields does not preserve values (in RFC comments)
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 Reporter:  jaalto                     |       Owner:  mutt-dev
     Type:  defect                     |      Status:  new     
 Priority:  major                      |   Milestone:          
Component:  mutt                       |     Version:  1.5.21  
 Keywords:  rfc, standards, violation  |  
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 == Problem ==

 Mutt does not preserve the contents of fields To/CC/Bcc as is. An example:

    To: John Doe (Head of HR department) <jdoe <at> example.com>
    CC: Joe Average (HR Assistant) <jave <at> example.com>

 After composing this message in editor, back to "send screen", the parts
 in parenthesis have been stripped:

    To: John Doe <jdoe <at> example.com>
    CC: Joe Average <jave <at> example.com>

 == severity ==

 This is a serious defect in software that affects use daily; these fields
 are very important and as they used to carry important details to the
 parties that read and forward mails.

 == How to correct ==

 The parts in parenthesis are specifically mandated by RFC; they are to
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Mutt | 2 Dec 2012 00:00

Re: [Mutt] #3584: 1.5.21 To/CC/Bc fields does not preserve values (in RFC comments)

#3584: 1.5.21 To/CC/Bc fields does not preserve values (in RFC comments)
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  Reporter:  jaalto      |       Owner:  mutt-dev                 
      Type:  defect      |      Status:  closed                   
  Priority:  major       |   Milestone:                           
 Component:  mutt        |     Version:  1.5.21                   
Resolution:  worksforme  |    Keywords:  rfc, standards, violation
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Changes (by me):

  * status:  new => closed
  * resolution:  => worksforme

Comment:

 You need to reconfigure mutt to get support for this:
 {{{
 ./configure --help|grep exact

   --enable-exact-address  Enable regeneration of email addresses
 }}}

 This is not enabled by default because it uses twice as much memory for
 each address, and this is hardly ever used in the wild.

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