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Re: [PATCH v4 2/4] imap-send: accept messages with Subject before Date

From
Harald Nordgren <haraldnordgren@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 31, 2026, 07:58 UTC
Message-ID
<CAHwyqnWM_GDhN_OSCrrwsuxuqwnc+mxi17H6Gut4mA=hAPPNFA@mail.gmail.com>
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> > +static bool has_required_headers(const char *line)
> > +{
> > +     bool from = false, date = false, subject = false;
> > +
> > +     while ((line = strchr(line, '\n')) && *++line != '\n') {
> > +             if (starts_with(line, "From: "))
> > +                     from = true;
> > +             else if (starts_with(line, "Date: "))
> > +                     date = true;
> > +             else if (starts_with(line, "Subject: "))
> > +                     subject = true;
> > +     }
> > +     return from && date && subject;
> > +}
>
> The above assumes that an empty line that denotes the end of the
> header can be detected by looking for '\n\n' in the line[].  So this
> may be scanning thru to the end of the message including the body,
> because each and every line ends with CRLF and there is no two
> consecutive LF appearing in the line.
>
> I admit that it was eons ago I read RFCs on IMAP (like RFC 2060),
> but I recall that its definition explicitly called for CRLF line
> endings, and existing code in imap-send.c before these patches seems
> to expect that it is reading CRLF delimited lines.
Thanks for pointing this out, I'll take a look.
Harald
Previous: Junio C HamanoNext: Harald Nordgren via GitGitGadget
Message 29 of 34 in “Fix imap-send with reordered message headers”
  1. 0/2 Fix imap-send with reordered message headersHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 19, 2026
  2. 1/2 imap-send: avoid leaking the tunnel commandHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 19, 2026
  3. 2/2 imap-send: accept messages with Subject before DateHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 19, 2026
  4. Junio C HamanoOct 19, 2026
  5. Harald NordgrenOct 20, 2026
  6. 0/2 Fix imap-send with reordered message headersHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 21, 2026
  7. 1/2 imap-send: avoid leaking the tunnel commandHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 21, 2026
  8. Patrick SteinhardtOct 21, 2026
  9. Harald NordgrenOct 21, 2026
  10. 2/2 imap-send: accept messages with Subject before DateHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 21, 2026
  11. Patrick SteinhardtOct 21, 2026
  12. Harald NordgrenOct 21, 2026
  13. Patrick SteinhardtOct 21, 2026
  14. Harald NordgrenOct 21, 2026
  15. 0/4 Fix imap-send with reordered message headersHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 22, 2026
  16. 1/4 imap-send: wait for the tunnel command to finishHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 22, 2026
  17. Patrick SteinhardtOct 26, 2026
  18. Harald NordgrenOct 26, 2026
  19. 2/4 imap-send: accept messages with Subject before DateHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 22, 2026
  20. 3/4 imap-send: check git send-email copies like other messagesHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 22, 2026
  21. Patrick SteinhardtOct 26, 2026
  22. Harald NordgrenOct 26, 2026
  23. 4/4 imap-send: match header names case insensitivelyHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 22, 2026
  24. Patrick SteinhardtOct 26, 2026
  25. 0/4 Fix imap-send with reordered message headersHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 27, 2026
  26. 1/4 imap-send: wait for the tunnel command to finishHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 27, 2026
  27. 2/4 imap-send: accept messages with Subject before DateHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 27, 2026
  28. Junio C HamanoOct 30, 2026
  29. Harald NordgrenOct 31, 2026
  30. 3/4 imap-send: check git send-email copies like other messagesHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 27, 2026
  31. Patrick SteinhardtOct 27, 2026
  32. 4/4 imap-send: match header names case insensitivelyHarald Nordgren via GitGitGadget, Oct 27, 2026
  33. Patrick SteinhardtOct 27, 2026
  34. Junio C HamanoOct 29, 2026

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