[exim-dev] [Bug 621] New: hostnames with trailing blanks sho…

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http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=621
           Summary: hostnames with trailing blanks should be handled
                    differently
           Product: Exim
           Version: 4.68
          Platform: x86
               URL: http://bugs.debian.org/446161
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: low
         Component: String expansion
        AssignedTo: ph10@???
        ReportedBy: mh+exim-bugzilla@???
                CC: exim-dev@???

Hi,

if for some reason, the system host name contains strange characters (such as
trailing blanks), exim takes them verbatim, which results in these strange
characters ending up in, for example, mail file names in a Maildir.

I do not have a clue about which characters are allowed in a Unix hostname, but
maybe it would be a good idea for exim to do at least basic sanitazion of the
host name before using it.

Greetings
Marc


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