[Exim] Bug#230284: should use MIME-format bounce messages (w…

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Author: Andreas Metzler
Date:  
To: exim-users
CC: Matthias Urlichs, 230284-forwarded
Subject: [Exim] Bug#230284: should use MIME-format bounce messages (was: exim4: Support MDN (RFC 2298))
retitle 230284 exim4 should use MIME-format bounce messages
thanks
Hello,
This is Bug#230284; reported against Debian GNU/Linux's tracker.
http://bugs.debian.org/230284
Please keep Matthias and the bug in CC. - Thanks.

On Fri, Jan 30, 2004 at 09:59:44AM +0100, Matthias Urlichs wrote:
> Andreas Metzler:
>> Wading through the rfcs, trying to understand them in short time, it
>> looks like you are asking for bounce messages being sent as
>> Multipart/Report MIME message (rfc3462 nowadays), which has been on


> Ah, thanks for the update.


Ah, I guessed right. ;-)

> > the exim wishlist for ages (28-Jun-1999) so there is really no point
> > in me forwarding this.


> *Sigh*.
> <Looking>
> Would you (and/or upstream) accept a patch? At first glance, a quick
> hand-coded MIME wrapper around that error message doesn't look too
> difficult.


/Me/ probably not. I do not trust my command of C enough to
doublecheck nontrivial changes in a security sensitive software like
exim.

> It'd have to be somewhat configurable, of course. ;-)

[...]

I think
bounce_mime_domains
Type: domain list, expanded
Default: *

would make people happy. - Personally I would love MIME bounces.

Well, I am forwarding this anyway, we might at least get a
specification.
                    cu andreas
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