Outlook email separator
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Description
Expected behavior
Outlook uses a comma to separate last name, first name, so for instance with: Ozoux, Pierre <pierre@example.org>, it should send an email to only pierre@example.org.
Link on the web:
https://www.lifewire.com/separate-multiple-email-recipients-1173274
Actual behavior
Currently it tries to also send an email to Ozoux.
Steps to reproduce
- Create a new message
- paste
Ozoux, Pierre <pierre@example.org> - send the email and read the undelivery report
Mail app version
1.11.6
Mailserver or service
not relevant
Operating system
not relevant
PHP engine version
Other
Web server
Other
Database
Other
Additional info
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Research direction
No file or test is named. Start by reproducing the issue with Ozoux, Pierre <pierre@example.org> and trace the recipient parsing path used when sending a message. Done means the comma-separated Outlook format produces a delivery only to pierre@example.org, with coverage for the reported input.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Clearly specified
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100