Re: [exim] spaces and quotes

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Author: Jasen Betts
Date:  
To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] spaces and quotes
On 2015-08-08, Marc Haber <mh+exim-users@???> wrote:
> On Sat, 8 Aug 2015 16:15:16 +0100, Jeremy Harris <jgh@???>
> wrote:
>>On 08/08/15 03:55, Jasen Betts wrote:
>>> Exim doesn't seem to like spaces in sender email addresses,
>>> is this intentional?
>>
>>> mail from: <"a b"@???>
>>> 02:41:13 11983 SMTP<< mail from: <"a b"@???>
>>> 02:41:13 11983 LOG: smtp_syntax_error MAIN
>>> 02:41:13 11983 SMTP syntax error in "mail from: <"a b"@???>"
>>> H=(yue) [192.168.2.4] unmatched doublequote in local part
>>> 02:41:13 11983 SMTP>> 501 <"a: unmatched doublequote in local part
>>> 501 <"a: unmatched doublequote in local part
>>
>>The testsuite includes a testcase with a localpart having spaces;
>>I just tried modifying it with that extra space after the colon
>>and it still accepts the syntax.
>>
>>Are you running an unmodified source? What version?
>
> I tried googling for the error message, the one word "doublequote" is
> rather uncommon in English. I am pretty sure that this error message
> originates from exim.
>
> exim 3, that is.


yes, and It's still current

https://github.com/Exim/exim/blob/master/src/src/parse.c#L436

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