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encoded-word abused for header line folding causes RFC 2047 violation

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3.7 (EOL) topic-email type-bug
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Description

BPO 41553
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer, @websurfer5

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GitHub fields:

assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2020-08-14.11:53:18.338>
labels = ['type-bug', '3.7', 'expert-email']
title = 'encoded-word abused for header line folding causes RFC 2047 violation'
updated_at = <Date 2020-08-18.11:57:09.578>
user = 'https://bugs.python.org/equaeghe'

bugs.python.org fields:

activity = <Date 2020-08-18.11:57:09.578>
actor = 'Mika_Hawkins'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['email']
creation = <Date 2020-08-14.11:53:18.338>
creator = 'equaeghe'
dependencies = []
files = []
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 41553
keywords = []
message_count = 6.0
messages = ['375397', '375409', '375411', '375434', '375566', '375612']
nosy_count = 5.0
nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'equaeghe', 'Jeffrey.Kintscher', 'Mika_Hawkins']
pr_nums = []
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = None
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'behavior'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue41553'
versions = ['Python 3.7']

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Research direction

The issue concerns Python's email component and RFC 2047 header folding, but the payload names no source files, tests, or entry points. Start by locating the email header encoding and folding implementation and its existing tests; done means the behavior no longer violates RFC 2047 and the relevant regression coverage passes.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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