general search returns mails without the search term
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Description
Steps to reproduce
- install and configure mail 3.5
- send en email to the address
- search for terms which are not in the email header or body
- random emails show up. (probably "important" ones
- files with the search term in names are shown
Expected behavior
only mails with the search term should be displayed.
Actual behavior
show only mails with search term
Mail app version
5.3
Mailserver or service
world4you and others
Operating system
No response
PHP engine version
PHP 8.2
Web server
None
Database
MySQL
Additional info
running on Hetzner service NC 27.1.2
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Research direction
Start by reproducing general search with terms absent from the email header and body, while checking the reported Mail app, PHP, and MySQL versions. Compare the results with filenames containing the term; done means unrelated emails and files are no longer returned.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- mysql, php
- Domain
- search
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 45/100