mutt/2595: mutt doesn't accept utf8 configuration files starting with EF BB BF

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>Number:         2595
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>Category:       mutt
>Synopsis:       mutt doesn't accept utf8 configuration files starting with EF 
>BB BF
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       minor
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    mutt-dev
>State:          open
>Keywords:       
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Wed Dec 06 09:58:26 +0100 2006
>Originator:     getreu@xxxxxx
>Release:        1.5.11 (2005-09-15)
>Organization:
>Environment:
Linux
>Description:
since vers approx 1.4 utf8 coded configuration files are allowed in order to 
use utf8 coded strings.
This works fine.
But today's editors add the sequence EF BB BF at the beginning of the file 
which normally should be ignored. Mutt exits instead with a fatal error message.
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