Re: Please unblock ssmtp-2.26-2.1
* Kari Pahula [Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:32:50 +0200]:
> Please unblock ssmtp 2.62-2.1. Fixes #345780, which Holger already
> raised to RC but I thought to still ask.
> This bug concerns long text line handling in message bodies.
> http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5321#section-4.5.3.1.6 puts a soft limit
> on line length, but an implementation should still deliver those long
> lines, or gracefully decline all messages containing them. What ssmtp
> currently does is to die noisily whenever there's a leading dot in a
> long line or, at best, break up long lines with extra \r\n pairs
> whenever it fills up its buffer (currently at 2k).
> Altering sent emails like this is an issue, even if it's a bit of a
> fringe case.
Already unblocked by Luk.
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