emersion / emersion/go-milter

server: use a header representation which preserves header fields order

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enhancement
Dominant language
Go
Stars
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Forks
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Description

Instead of textproto.MIMEHeader.

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Research direction

Start by locating the server code that uses textproto.MIMEHeader and inspect how header fields are read and emitted. Determine the required order-preserving representation and verify that all relevant header handling retains input order; done means the server no longer relies on textproto.MIMEHeader for this path.

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Assessment

Tech stack
go
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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