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Re: [Nmh-workers] problem with long field names
From: |
Josh Bressers |
Subject: |
Re: [Nmh-workers] problem with long field names |
Date: |
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 09:41:27 -0400 |
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> This is cut-and-pasted from=20
> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=437652
>
> Description of problem:
> Recently (in the last month or so), linkedin.com has started sending very l=
> ong From fields. As a result, pick fails with messages like this:
>
>
>
> pick: field name "From notif+qSVakQSqixxnIDNMC-T3Lx04p25VW39JQgVTHbM4Vv0ir0=
> address@hidden Mon Mar " exc=
> eeds 127 bytes
> pick: format error in message 169
>
> Here's the start of the message:
>
> From address@hidden > Mon Mar 3 02:03:01 2008
> Return-Path: <address@hidden>
> ...
Ah ha, I now see the problem!
It looks like you're trying to view an mbox as a mh message. the From is
missing a :, and the line doesn't look like a normal From header.
Try to inc that file into your inbox, and you should be OK. The
question now becomes, how did it get there.
Thanks.
--
JB