[Python-bugs-list] [ python-Bugs-588711 ] imaplib: prefix-quoted strings

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Bugs item #588711, was opened at 2002-07-30 19:07
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Category: Python Library
Group: Python 2.2.1
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 7
Submitted By: Matthias Klose (doko)
>Assigned to: Piers Lauder (pierslauder)
Summary: imaplib: prefix-quoted strings

Initial Comment:
[From Debian BTS http://bugs.debian.org/150485]

From: John Goerzen <jgoerzen@quovix.com>
Subject: python2.2: imaplib: doesn't properly support
prefix-quoted strings

imaplib's fetch command is totally useless with many
servers.

They'll send the message body in this form:
{100}
Headers here, body here, (100 characters worth)

This is specified in RFC2060 secion 4.3.  imaplib's
fetch chokes on
"unexpected data" in the response.

imaplib should receive this prefix-quoted string
properly and return it in a
non-quoted fashion.

As it is, it is totally impossible to read messages
from most imap servers.

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>Comment By: Michael Hudson (mwh)
Date: 2002-07-31 08:29

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Maybe you can stop test_imaplib failing while you're at it.

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