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Email does not apply policy to multipart messages with defects

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Description

BPO 43818
Nosy @warsaw, @bitdancer, @jishac
Files
  • email.multipart.test.py: Test script to reproduce the issue
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    GitHub fields:

    assignee = None
    closed_at = None
    created_at = <Date 2021-04-12.20:17:28.769>
    labels = ['3.8', 'expert-email']
    title = 'Email does not apply policy to multipart messages with defects'
    updated_at = <Date 2022-03-28.19:43:44.147>
    user = 'https://github.com/jishac'
    

    bugs.python.org fields:

    activity = <Date 2022-03-28.19:43:44.147>
    actor = 'mdengler'
    assignee = 'none'
    closed = False
    closed_date = None
    closer = None
    components = ['email']
    creation = <Date 2021-04-12.20:17:28.769>
    creator = 'jishac'
    dependencies = []
    files = ['49955']
    hgrepos = []
    issue_num = 43818
    keywords = []
    message_count = 2.0
    messages = ['390897', '416204']
    nosy_count = 4.0
    nosy_names = ['barry', 'r.david.murray', 'mdengler', 'jishac']
    pr_nums = []
    priority = 'normal'
    resolution = None
    stage = None
    status = 'open'
    superseder = None
    type = None
    url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue43818'
    versions = ['Python 3.8']
    

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    Research direction

    Start with the attached email.multipart.test.py script to reproduce the behavior, then trace the email component's handling of multipart messages with defects and policy application. Done means the reported case behaves according to the policy and has a regression test covering it.

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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
    Mostly clear
    Newbie friendliness
    35/100

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