smtplib send_message should add Date header if it is missing, per RFC5322
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| BPO | 28879 |
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| Nosy | @bitdancer, @soltysh, @jenstroeger, @elafontaine |
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assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-12-05.15:48:15.178>
labels = ['3.7', 'easy', 'type-bug', 'library']
title = 'smtplib send_message should add Date header if it is missing, per RFC5322'
updated_at = <Date 2018-09-08.23:03:27.435>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/HenningvonBargen'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2018-09-08.23:03:27.435>
actor = '_savage'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)']
creation = <Date 2016-12-05.15:48:15.178>
creator = 'Henning.von.Bargen'
dependencies = []
files = ['45929', '45958', '45959', '45969', '46001', '46002', '46459', '46460']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 28879
keywords = ['patch', 'easy']
message_count = 32.0
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nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['r.david.murray', 'maciej.szulik', 'Henning.von.Bargen', '_savage', 'Eric Lafontaine']
pr_nums = ['2655', '5176']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue28879'
versions = ['Python 3.6', 'Python 3.7']
Linked PRs
- gh-136850
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- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the smtplib.send_message entry point and review the issue's RFC5322 requirement alongside the existing patch history. Check the linked PRs and related patches before making changes; done means the missing Date header behavior is resolved consistently and covered by the project's relevant tests.
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- python
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- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
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- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100