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Re: mutt/2595: mutt doesn't accept utf8 configuration files



The following reply was made to PR mutt/2595; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Rocco Rutte <pdmef@xxxxxxx>
To: bug-any@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: 
Subject: Re: mutt/2595: mutt doesn't accept utf8 configuration files
        starting with EF BB BF
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 12:28:53 +0000

 Hi,
 
 * getreu@xxxxxx [06-12-06 09:58:27 +0100] wrote:
 
 >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.
 
 If you ask me, this is not a mutt bug but a bug of those editors since 
 that magic sequence will be considered binary data by almost any tool 
 reading the input.
 
 I only saw pieces of "software" on Windows doing that so that I think 
 there it may be some sort of library routine being evil.
 
 Of couse, mutt could be relatively easy made to ignore these few bytes 
 and adjust $config_charset internally... but it's not a mutt bug I'd 
 say.
 
    bye, Rocco
 -- 
 :wq!