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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    Bug#1492: Kmail doesn't handle MIME-standard corrrectly
From:       Birger Langkjer <birger.langkjer () image ! dk>
Date:       1999-06-29 20:20:06
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Package: kmail
Version: 1.0.21

Hello.

My attention was alerted to this fact when I got a mail back from someone
whose email-client (exmh) couldn't read it:

<quote>
My mail handler was unable to handle the last few of your mails. It
seems that I have now identified the cause. The line

  Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

is not allowed in a Content-Type: Multipart/Mixed; message
and leads under MH to the error message

  mhshow: "multipart/mixed" type in message 9999 must be encoded in 7bit,
  8bit, or binary

I managed to fix it via emacs in the messages that you did already send
to me, but it would be nice if you could use an email software that
follows the MIME standard correctly.

Quoted-printable is in general not necessary any more these days,
because practically all email systems are 8-bit transparent now. May be
deactivating quoted-printable in your configuration will help?
</quote>

Problem: If you choose 'quoted printable' as your encoding method, kmail
doesn't prevent you from using base64 to encode your attachments and this
apparently causes some recipient's clients to choke.

--
Med venlig hilsen/Best regards
Birger Langkjer
http://members.xoom.com/langkjer

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