Re: [exim] Umlaute and autoreply

Author: Jan Suchanek
Date:
To: Daniel Tiefnig
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Umlaute and autoreply

Hello,

Daniel Tiefnig wrote:
> Jan Suchanek wrote:
>
>>Philip Hazel wrote:
>>
>>>On Wed, 25 May 2005, Jan Suchanek wrote:
>>>
>>>>I am using exim with an autoreply transport for vacation
>>>>messages. If someone sends mails including Umlaute (öäü) in the
>>>>subject they get replaced with an "X" with looks not so nice.
>>>
>>>print_topbitchars = true
>>
>>this line is in my config file but sadly changes nothing :-(
>
>
> The problem is, IIRC one is not allowed to use Umlauts in Mailheaders.
> At least, there's now way to specify a charset for Header Strings,
> besides the "floating style" you mentioned.
> For ease, you may want to use rfc2047 encoding within your autoreply
> transport, like:
>
> subject = ${if def:h_Subject: \ > {Autoreply: ${rfc2047:${length_50:$header_subject:}}} \ > {automatic reply}}

>
> Now MUAs should show the Umlauts correctly.
> ${rfc2047} is documented here:
> http://exim.inode.at/exim-html-4.30/doc/html/spec_11.html#IX853

This one works! Thank you very much.

>
> lg,
> daniel

Sincerly, Jan

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