Hi, On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 06:46:28PM +0900, Osamu Aoki wrote: > After some follow-ups, Gary R. Schmidt replies: > > | On 9/04/2015 10:52 AM, Tom Collins wrote: > | > I'd be happy to report it as a Python bug if you think it really is a > | > Python bug. It seems like the Python developers thought they were fixing > | > the behavior of the library to be more in-line with the standards. It > | > might be more effective if you'd be willing to report it, since you'd be > | > able to explain why limiting the line length is incorrect. I haven't > | > personally spent the time to understand which implementation is "right." > | > > | Looking at it myself, I think this is one of those changes that breaks Jon > | Postel's Rule: "Be liberal in what you accept, and conservative in what you > | send". > | > | In itself it's not a bug, but as we have seen that it prevents delivery of > | messages that some mail servers are presenting for collection, it is in > effect > | a bug. > | > | I suggest that you report it as such, and quote Postel's rule when you do.
After some consideration, I think it is wrong to ask Python to revert changes. It is getmail's job to handle exception. I sent a message to the upstream ML. The security concern can not be over ruled by the undeserved conveniences. Osamu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
