pdp 2010/06/03 09:19:14 BST
Modified files:
exim-doc/doc-txt ChangeLog
exim-src/src configure.default
Log:
Include check_rfc2047_length in configure.default to raise the visibility
because we're seeing more Russian administrators get bitten by this.
Idealism says this option is set correctly by default. Pragmatism says not.
There's a good argument for the idealism but if we see the problems escalate
then the idealism will have lost and we should, IMO, switch.
Revision Changes Path
1.615 +3 -0 exim/exim-doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog
1.15 +14 -0 exim/exim-src/src/configure.default
Index: ChangeLog
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RCS file: /home/cvs/exim/exim-doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v
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--- ChangeLog 3 Jun 2010 05:43:24 -0000 1.614
+++ ChangeLog 3 Jun 2010 08:19:13 -0000 1.615
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-$Cambridge: exim/exim-doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.614 2010/06/03 05:43:24 pdp Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/exim-doc/doc-txt/ChangeLog,v 1.615 2010/06/03 08:19:13 pdp Exp $
Change log file for Exim from version 4.21
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@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
only prepend for the Resent-* case. Fixes regression introduced in
Exim 4.70 by NM/22 for Bugzilla 607.
+PP/02 Include check_rfc2047_length in configure.default because we're seeing
+ increasing numbers of administrators be bitten by this.
+
Exim version 4.72
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Index: configure.default
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RCS file: /home/cvs/exim/exim-src/src/configure.default,v
retrieving revision 1.14
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--- configure.default 16 Oct 2009 07:46:13 -0000 1.14
+++ configure.default 3 Jun 2010 08:19:13 -0000 1.15
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# $Cambridge: exim/exim-src/src/configure.default,v 1.14 2009/10/16 07:46:13 tom Exp $
+# $Cambridge: exim/exim-src/src/configure.default,v 1.15 2010/06/03 08:19:13 pdp Exp $
######################################################################
# Runtime configuration file for Exim #
@@ -291,6 +291,20 @@
# split_spool_directory = true
+# If you're in a part of the world where ASCII is not sufficient for most
+# text, then you're probably familiar with RFC2047 message header extensions.
+# By default, Exim adheres to the specification, including a limit of 76
+# characters to a line, with encoded words fitting within a line.
+# If you wish to use decoded headers in message filters in such a way
+# that successful decoding of malformed messages matters, you may wish to
+# configure Exim to be more lenient.
+#
+# check_rfc2047_length = false
+#
+# In particular, the Exim maintainers have had multiple reports of problems
+# from Russian administrators of issues until they disable this check,
+# because of some popular, yet buggy, mail composition software.
+
######################################################################
# ACL CONFIGURATION #
