From a5c9888866734afb45304537673010c54c9abe80 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Edward Betts Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 12:57:14 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Re: exim pipe transport, notmuch insert and mbox-style messages --- 13/be5df9528e47c4a45ca662550a6968873bcebe | 78 +++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 78 insertions(+) create mode 100644 13/be5df9528e47c4a45ca662550a6968873bcebe diff --git a/13/be5df9528e47c4a45ca662550a6968873bcebe b/13/be5df9528e47c4a45ca662550a6968873bcebe new file mode 100644 index 000000000..f9e124968 --- /dev/null +++ b/13/be5df9528e47c4a45ca662550a6968873bcebe @@ -0,0 +1,78 @@ +Return-Path: +X-Original-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Delivered-To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 36E4A431FBF + for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2014 04:57:26 -0800 (PST) +X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at olra.theworths.org +X-Spam-Flag: NO +X-Spam-Score: 0 +X-Spam-Level: +X-Spam-Status: No, score=0 tagged_above=-999 required=5 tests=[none] + autolearn=disabled +Received: from olra.theworths.org ([127.0.0.1]) + by localhost (olra.theworths.org [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) + with ESMTP id PhCYudYZgYm6 for ; + Sat, 29 Nov 2014 04:57:20 -0800 (PST) +Received: from 4angle.com (4angle.com [82.145.46.9]) + (using TLSv1 with cipher AES128-SHA (128/128 bits)) + (No client certificate requested) + by olra.theworths.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id DA41C431FAE + for ; Sat, 29 Nov 2014 04:57:19 -0800 (PST) +Received: from cpc19-cmbg14-2-0-cust212.5-4.cable.virginm.net ([86.6.30.213] + helo=x230) + by 4angle.com with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_128_GCM_SHA256:128) + (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1XuhaN-0006Rw-0E + for notmuch@notmuchmail.org; Sat, 29 Nov 2014 12:57:15 +0000 +Received: from edward by x230 with local (Exim 4.85_RC1-XX) + (envelope-from ) id 1XuhaM-0007DY-U4 + for notmuch@notmuchmail.org; Sat, 29 Nov 2014 12:57:15 +0000 +Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 12:57:14 +0000 +From: Edward Betts +To: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +Subject: Re: exim pipe transport, notmuch insert and mbox-style messages +Message-ID: <20141129125714.GA23134@x230> +References: <20141122092851.GA31815@x230> + <87tx1r7enm.fsf@maritornes.cs.unb.ca> +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii +Content-Disposition: inline +In-Reply-To: <87tx1r7enm.fsf@maritornes.cs.unb.ca> +User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.23.1-rc1 (2014-03-12) +X-BeenThere: notmuch@notmuchmail.org +X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 +Precedence: list +List-Id: "Use and development of the notmuch mail system." + +List-Unsubscribe: , + +List-Archive: +List-Post: +List-Help: +List-Subscribe: , + +X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2014 12:57:26 -0000 + +David Bremner wrote: +> Edward Betts writes: +> > I wonder if 'notmuch insert' could be modified to detect and drop the From_ +> > line before writing the message to disk and index it. It could do that +> > silently or with a warning. +> +> I don't know about the larger question(s), but I'd suggest just escaping +> it to something like X-Envelope-From: . There may even be some +> semi-standard header to use for this. + +The main piece of information in the From_ line is the return path address, a +properly configured MTA will add a Return-path header. + +RFC 2821 says the Return-path header is added to a message "when the +delivery SMTP server makes the final delivery". + +I don't think the From_ line needs to be captured into an X-Envelope-From +header. We could make 'notmuch insert' add the 'Return-path' header to +messages if it is missing, but the From_ line is present. This is probably too +much complexity. + +-- +Edward. -- 2.26.2