apache / apache/ponymail

Issues with display of binary data in mails

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Description

One of the mails sent to the devnull@infra list erroneously includes some binary data.
This has caused some display issues.

The message thread [1] shows the full mail, without any extraneous characters.
However the source email is truncated at the start of the binary data [2]

Whilst the input mail should not have the binary data in it, it would be useful if the displayed data were consistent.

[1] https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/c97d286770de1370d6b89c16191336bbe4d81020186e5d2c2defe08d@%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E
[2] https://lists.apache.org/api/source.lua/c97d286770de1370d6b89c16191336bbe4d81020186e5d2c2defe08d@%3Cdevnull.infra.apache.org%3E

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Research direction

Compare the full mail in thread [1] with the source returned by [2], focusing on where binary data causes the source to be truncated or displayed inconsistently. Trace the relevant mail-display and source-generation entry points, then verify that both views handle the same input consistently without extraneous characters.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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