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Support Group syntax

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Description

Email address lists support group syntax, and flanker barfs on stuff like:

A Group:Chris Jones <c@a.test>,joe@where.test,John <jdoe@one.test>;

See: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc2822#appendix-A.1.3

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Research direction

Read RFC 2822 Appendix A.1.3 and reproduce the reported group-syntax example against flanker. Trace the email-address parsing entry point to determine where the example is rejected, then verify that the sample parses successfully without breaking ordinary address lists.

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Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
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3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
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Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
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