Re: [Mutt] #714: Lines starting From aren't escaped saving from Maildir to mbox
#714: Lines starting From aren't escaped saving from Maildir to mbox
Comment (by vinc17):
Replying to [comment:13 rtc]:
> The RFC message format is a layer above the mailbox. The mailbox stores
collections of messages transparently, that is, without assumptions about
the message format,
This is not true. For instance, with the maildir format, the flags of the
messages are stored in the filename.
> while it should be possible to store the messages in any mailbox format,
without any assumptions about its structure. If you read from a mailbox,
you must hence undo the From_ quoting before assuming that you can handle
the message.
No, it is not possible to unquote the "From " unambiguously.
> > Also, if one assumes that nowadays, mail software supports MIME,
quoted-printable allows to encode the "From" without any corruption.
>
> That would tamper with the message and violate the layer separation
principle.
Not more that From quoting.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/714#comment:14>