Re: [exim] Rewriting address phrases

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Autor: Ian Eiloart
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A: Ian Cameron
Cc: exim users
Asunto: Re: [exim] Rewriting address phrases
And, which of the two quoting forms below is Exchange using?


On 16 Aug 2011, at 21:20, Ian Cameron wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have unfortunately started having to use an Exchange server to send and
> receive email. I'm collecting email with fetchmail, delivered via exim on my
> desktop.
>
> The problem is that Exchange doesn't quote phrase parts correctly in various
> headers such as From:, To: and Cc:. For example:
>
> A.N.Other <A.N.Other@???>
>
> instead of:
>
> "A.N.Other" <A.N.Other@???>


Oh, but which of these forms is Exchange using? They're both valid, though the quotes are redundant.

> It's driving me mad! I've been looking at the exim documentation and
> conducted various searches, but have so far drawn a blank on this.
>
> I wouldn't be bothered about it, but my MUA complains when I attempt to reply
> to emails where this is the case.


So, which MUA are you using? And what is the complaint?

> Can anyone give me some pointers on whether exim can transform the phrase from
> unquoted to quoted and how I might be able to go about it?


Ah, OK, so you're thinking that the lack of quotes is causing the problem. It shouldn't. Is there something else going on. Can you give a real example that exhibits the problem? I suspect that we're dealing with a specific phrase that requires quoting.

> Thanks.
>
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