Re: [exim-dev] [Bug 1684] Malformed headers which exceed len…

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Author: Heiko Schlittermann
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To: exim-dev
Subject: Re: [exim-dev] [Bug 1684] Malformed headers which exceed length spec willingly passed to remote servers
Hi,

Viktor Dukhovni <viktor1dane@???> (Mi 30 Sep 2015 22:25:14 CEST):
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2015 at 07:39:11PM +0000, admin@??? wrote:
>
> > We should also consider body lines; the spec (rfc 5322 section 2.3) says the
> > same limit applies. Probably the same variable should control behaviour and
> > the name should reflect this.
>
> Yes, the Postfix SMTP client (outgoing SMTP) folds all overly long
> message lines (header and body) by inserting "<CRLF><SPACE>". Some


Folds body lines? I'm not sure, you are talking about a somehow MIME
encoded body, or about any body (including a plain text (MIME headers
absent) body)?

Or did I get somethow wrong?
Because I wouldn't expect to get my my plain text non-mime body lines
folded in any way. But I could accept a server rejecting my message
because of overlong physical body lines.

    Best regards from Dresden/Germany
    Viele Grüße aus Dresden
    Heiko Schlittermann
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