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Re: mhfixmsg character set conversion
From: |
David Levine |
Subject: |
Re: mhfixmsg character set conversion |
Date: |
Tue, 22 Feb 2022 04:14:00 -0800 |
Ralph wrote:
> Well, I think it is a good idea and that's probably why it was
> permitted. I don't recall precisely, and don't have time to check, but
> I think the RFC even recommends it.
RFC 2047 § 5. RFC 2231 makes it even more interesting.
> I'm rusty, but my recollection is things like ‘forw -mime’ and dist(1)
> assume ~/mail/inbox/42 is in a valid format to ship and don't do any
> checks or conversions. mhfixmsg(1) repeatedly mentions RFC violations
> in some of its possible outputs.
The switch, -decodeheaderfieldbodies, under the microscope here is not
enabled by default for that reason.
> So having searched and found it, don't send it on. :-)
Very good advice. Another good reason to retain the unmodified message.
David
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