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:15 rtc]:
> This does not contradict, but, on the contrary, is in exact agreement
with what I said. The flags are not part of the message itself.
So, for the same reason, the "From " should not be quoted, and MTAs/MDAs
should not add headers to messages (or modify the encoding of messages).
> You should always assume mboxrd format when unquoting,
No, this is not the format supported by most software. Procmail, Exim and
Postfix assume mboxo.
> and if the message was in fact written in mboxrd format, then unquoting
will be unambiguous. If not, then the information was already lost when
the mail was written,
No information is lost when the mail is written. It is lost only when the
mail is stored to some mbox format. But in general the mbox format is not
the mboxrd format. So, it is better not to assume mboxrd when unquoting.
> If you do mboxrd style From_ quoting und unquoting, you will not violate
it.
But the point is that most software does not use mboxrd.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/714#comment:16>