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From: Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg@debian.org>
To: 29309@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#29309: 25.2; Gnus: please make message-from-style 'angles the only option
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2017 19:37:18 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87y3n7mlr5.fsf@midna.localhost> (raw)

Package: emacs,gnus

Currently, the custom option message-from-style can be one of:

'parens, resulting in e.g. “stapelberg@debian.org (Michael Stapelberg)”

'angles, resulting in e.g. “Michael Stapelberg <stapelberg@debian.org>”

However, https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2822#section-3.4 (from 2001)
states:

>    Note: Some legacy implementations used the simple form where the
>    addr-spec appears without the angle brackets, but included the name
>    of the recipient in parentheses as a comment following the addr-spec.
>    Since the meaning of the information in a comment is unspecified,
>    implementations SHOULD use the full name-addr form of the mailbox,
>    instead of the legacy form, to specify the display name associated
>    with a mailbox.  Also, because some legacy implementations interpret
>    the comment, comments generally SHOULD NOT be used in address fields
>    to avoid confusing such implementations.

Let us please make Gnus a better citizen by following the RFC’s
recommendation and removing the legacy form.

Thanks,

-- 
Best regards,
Michael





             reply	other threads:[~2017-11-15 18:37 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2017-11-15 18:37 Michael Stapelberg [this message]
2017-11-15 19:03 ` bug#29309: 25.2; Gnus: please make message-from-style 'angles the only option Robert Pluim
2017-11-15 20:00   ` Michael Stapelberg
2017-11-15 20:20     ` Robert Pluim
2017-11-15 21:35       ` Michael Stapelberg
2017-11-15 22:08         ` Robert Pluim
2018-04-11 21:19 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen
2018-04-15 13:36   ` Lars Ingebrigtsen

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