Am 30.11.2012 08:19, schrieb A.L.E.C:
> On 11/29/2012 09:22 PM, Michael Heydekamp wrote:

>>> Full RFC 2231 (Thunderbird)
>>> RFC 2047/2231 (MS Outlook)
>>> Full RFC 2047 (other)
>>
>> In main.inc.php, the explanation is different:
>>
>>> // Encoding of long/non-ascii attachment names:
>>> // 0 - Full RFC 2231 compatible
>>> // 1 - RFC 2047 for 'name' and RFC 2231 for 'filename' parameter 
>>> (Thunderbird's default)
>>> // 2 - Full 2047 compatible
>>> $rcmail_config['mime_param_folding'] = 0;
>>
>> So what is true? Is "RFC 2047/2231" Outlook's (as the UI says) or
>> Thunderbird's (as the config says) default? And what is the best option in
>> terms of backwards compatibility...?
> 
> Both are true.

Both can't be true, as they contradict each other.

> It just Thunderbird's default is what works with Outlook ;)

If "1" (which is RFC2047/2231 aka "MS Outlook") is Thunderbird's default,
then "Full RFC 2231 (Thunderbird)" can neither be true nor does it make any
sense to me. Especially not as you're saying:

> The best is 1.

Ok, config changed to "MS Outlook", thanks. But this contradiction should
be resolved sometimes.

>> Furthermore, this really shouldn't be a user-configurable option. RFC
>> 2047/2231 are way too complex and hard to understand for an end-user. This
>> should be set server-side only. I'm wondering how this option could make it
>> into the UI.
> 
> There was once a "advanced" switch, and this option was hidden by
> default. Then the switch disapeared.

All of a sudden...? Or did somebody make it disappear? And if so, why?
-- 
Michael Heydekamp
Co-Admin freexp.de
Düsseldorf/Germany
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