Debian Bug report logs - #278238
IMAP folder saving needs to add carriage returns

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Message #5 received at submit@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Stephen McCamant <smcc@CSAIL.MIT.EDU>

To: submit@bugs.debian.org

Subject: IMAP folder saving needs to add carriage returns

Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:29:44 -0400

Package: vm
Version: 7.19-1

According to a strict reading of the IMAP RFC, all the lines sent to
an IMAP server, including lines inside a message sent in an "APPEND"
command, need to end in a CRLF. However, the VM vm-imap-save-message
function appears to send a message being saved directly from the
contents of an Emacs buffer, which might contain only newlines.

The symptom of this is that if you try to run
vm-save-message-to-imap-folder when connecting to certain strict IMAP
servers (for instance, one here identifying itself as Cyrus IMAP4
v2.1.16-IPv6) it will fail with "server said NO to APPEND data"; the
error from the server in my case is "NO Message contains bare
newlines". The following message on a Cyrus list describes why they
refuse to be more liberal in what they accept:

http://asg.web.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.info-cyrus&msg=5639

If it matters, I'm seeing this with xemacs21 21.4.15-7 on sarge.

Let me know if I can be of any other help in reproducing or fixing
this.

Message #8 received at 278238-forwarded@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: srivasta@acm.org

To: bug-vm@wonderworks.com

Cc: 278238-forwarded@bugs.debian.org, Stephen McCamant <smcc@CSAIL.MIT.EDU>

Subject: IMAP folder saving needs to add carriage returns

Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 14:31:27 -0600

Hi,

        [Please retain the CC to 278238-forwarded@bugs.debian.org,  so
        that the Debian bug tracking system has a record of your
        input] 

	This was reported by a Debian user running vm-7.19

======================================================================
 According to a strict reading of the IMAP RFC, all the lines sent to
 an IMAP server, including lines inside a message sent in an "APPEND"
 command, need to end in a CRLF. However, the VM vm-imap-save-message
 function appears to send a message being saved directly from the
 contents of an Emacs buffer, which might contain only newlines.

 The symptom of this is that if you try to run
 vm-save-message-to-imap-folder when connecting to certain strict IMAP
 servers (for instance, one here identifying itself as Cyrus IMAP4
 v2.1.16-IPv6) it will fail with "server said NO to APPEND data"; the
 error from the server in my case is "NO Message contains bare
 newlines". The following message on a Cyrus list describes why they
 refuse to be more liberal in what they accept:

 http://asg.web.cmu.edu/archive/message.php?mailbox=archive.info-cyrus&msg=5639

 If it matters, I'm seeing this with xemacs21 21.4.15-7 on sarge.

 Let me know if I can be of any other help in reproducing or fixing
 this.
======================================================================

	I have reproduced this on FSF emacs as well.

	manoj

Emacs  : GNU Emacs 21.3.50.2 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.4.13)
 of 2004-10-29 on glaurung
Package: VM 7.19

current state:
==============
(setq
 vm-arrived-message-hook nil
 vm-arrived-messages-hook nil
 vm-auto-center-summary 0
 vm-auto-decode-mime-messages t
 vm-auto-displayed-mime-content-type-exceptions nil
 vm-auto-displayed-mime-content-types '("text" "multipart" "message/rfc822" "plain text"
                                        "mail message" "text/x-vcard" "text/enriched")
 vm-auto-folder-case-fold-search nil
 vm-auto-get-new-mail t
 vm-auto-next-message t
 vm-berkeley-mail-compatibility nil
 vm-check-folder-types t
 vm-circular-folders nil
 vm-confirm-new-folders nil
 vm-confirm-quit 0
 vm-convert-folder-types t
 vm-crash-box "~/INBOX.CRASH"
 vm-crash-box-suffix nil
 vm-default-From_-folder-type 'From_
 vm-default-folder-permission-bits 384
 vm-default-folder-type 'From_
 vm-delete-after-archiving t
 vm-delete-after-bursting t
 vm-delete-after-saving t
 vm-delete-empty-folders t
 vm-digest-burst-type "guess"
 vm-digest-identifier-header-format "X-Digest: %s\n"
 vm-digest-center-preamble t
 vm-digest-preamble-format "\"%s\" (%F)"
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 vm-display-buffer-hook nil
 vm-display-using-mime t
 vm-edit-message-hook nil
 vm-edit-message-mode 'text-mode
 vm-fill-paragraphs-containing-long-lines nil
 vm-flush-interval 90
 vm-folder-directory "/home/srivasta/mail/"
 vm-folder-read-only nil
 vm-folders-summary-database "~/.vm.folders.db"
 vm-folders-summary-directories '("~/")
 vm-folders-summary-format "  %12f %4t total, %n new, %u unread, %s spooled\n"
 vm-follow-summary-cursor t
 vm-forward-message-hook nil
 vm-forwarded-headers nil
 vm-forwarding-digest-type "mime"
 vm-forwarding-subject-format "Forwarded message from %F, %h %w,%d %m %y"
 vm-frame-parameter-alist nil
 vm-frame-per-completion t
 vm-frame-per-composition t
 vm-frame-per-edit t
 vm-frame-per-folder t
 vm-frame-per-folders-summary nil
 vm-frame-per-help nil
 vm-frame-per-summary nil
 vm-highlight-url-face 'font-lock-comment-face
 vm-highlighted-header-regexp nil
 vm-honor-mime-content-disposition t
 vm-honor-page-delimiters t
 vm-icontopbm-program "/usr/bin/icontopbm"
 vm-image-directory "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/etc"
 vm-imagemagick-convert-program "/usr/bin/convert"
 vm-imagemagick-identify-program "/usr/bin/identify"
 vm-imap-bytes-per-session nil
 vm-imap-expunge-after-retrieving t
 vm-imap-max-message-size nil
 vm-imap-messages-per-session nil
 vm-imap-session-preauth-hook nil
 vm-in-reply-to-format "%i:%F's message of %h %w,%d %m %y "
 vm-included-text-attribution-format "%F writes:\n"
 vm-included-text-discard-header-regexp nil
 vm-included-text-headers '("\\bFrom\\b" "\\bSubject\\b" "\\bDate\\b")
 vm-included-text-prefix " > "
 vm-index-file-suffix nil
 vm-init-file "/home/srivasta/etc/emacs/vm"
 vm-infer-mime-types nil
 vm-invisible-header-regexp nil
 vm-jump-to-new-messages t
 vm-jump-to-unread-messages t
 vm-keep-crash-boxes nil
 vm-keep-sent-messages 2
 vm-lynx-program "lynx"
 vm-mail-header-from "srivasta@acm.org"
 vm-mail-header-insert-date t
 vm-mail-header-insert-message-id t
 vm-mail-hook nil
 vm-mail-check-interval 300
 vm-mail-mode-hook '(mc-install-write-mode)
 vm-mail-send-hook nil
 vm-make-crash-box-name nil
 vm-make-spool-file-name nil
 vm-mime-7bit-composition-charset "us-ascii"
 vm-mime-8bit-composition-charset "iso-8859-1"
 vm-mime-8bit-text-transfer-encoding 'quoted-printable
 vm-mime-alternative-select-method 'best-internal
 vm-mime-attachment-auto-type-alist '(("\\.jpe?g$" . "image/jpeg") ("\\.gif$" . "image/gif")
                                      ("\\.png$" . "image/png") ("\\.tiff?$" . "image/tiff")
                                      ("\\.html?$" . "text/html") ("\\.au$" . "audio/basic")
                                      ("\\.mpe?g$" . "video/mpeg")
                                      ("\\.mov$" . "video/quicktime")
                                      ("\\.e?ps$" . "application/postscript")
                                      ("\\.pdf$" . "application/pdf")
                                      ("\\.xls$" . "application/vnd.ms-excel")
                                      ("\\.doc$" . "application/msword")
                                      ("\\.ppt$" . "application/vnd.ms-powerpoint"))
 vm-mime-attachment-save-directory nil
 vm-mime-avoid-folding-content-type t
 vm-mime-base64-decoder-program "base64-decode"
 vm-mime-base64-decoder-switches nil
 vm-mime-base64-encoder-program "base64-encode"
 vm-mime-base64-encoder-switches nil
 vm-mime-button-face 'gui-button-face
 vm-mime-button-format-alist '(("text" . "%-35.35(%d, %c%) [%k to %a]")
                               ("multipart/alternative" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a]")
                               ("multipart/digest" . "%-35.35(%d, %n message%s%) [%k to %a]")
                               ("multipart" . "%-35.35(%d, %n part%s%) [%k to %a]")
                               ("message/partial" .
                                "%-35.35(%d, part %N (of %T)%) [%k to %a]")
                               ("message/external-body" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a (%x)]")
                               ("message" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a]")
                               ("audio" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a]")
                               ("video" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a]")
                               ("image" . "%-35.35(%d%) [%k to %a]")
                               ("application/octet-stream" . "%-35.35(%d, %f%) [%k to %a]"))
 vm-mime-charset-converter-alist nil
 vm-mime-charset-font-alist nil
 vm-mime-confirm-delete t
 vm-mime-decode-for-preview t
 vm-mime-default-face-charset-exceptions nil
 vm-mime-default-face-charsets '("Windows-1257" "Windows-1252" "Windows-1251" "us-ascii"
                                 "iso-8859-1" "iso-8859-2" "iso-8859-3" "iso-8859-4"
                                 "iso-8859-5" "iso-8859-6" "iso-8859-7" "iso-8859-8"
                                 "iso-8859-9" "windows-1251" "windows-1252" "koi8-r"
                                 "us-ascii" "X-roman8")
 vm-mime-delete-after-saving nil
 vm-mime-delete-viewer-processes t
 vm-mime-digest-discard-header-regexp nil
 vm-mime-digest-headers '("Resent-" "From:" "Sender:" "To:" "Cc:" "Subject:" "Date:"
                          "Message-ID:" "Keywords:" "MIME-Version:" "Content-")
 vm-mime-display-function nil
 vm-mime-external-content-types-alist nil
 vm-mime-forward-local-external-bodies nil
 vm-mime-ignore-composite-type-opaque-transfer-encoding t
 vm-mime-ignore-mime-version t
 vm-mime-ignore-missing-multipart-boundary t
 vm-mime-internal-content-type-exceptions nil
 vm-mime-internal-content-types '("text" "multipart" "message/rfc822" "plain text"
                                  "mail message" "text/x-vcard" "text/enriched")
 vm-mime-max-message-size nil
 vm-mime-qp-decoder-program "qp-decode"
 vm-mime-qp-decoder-switches nil
 vm-mime-qp-encoder-program "qp-encode"
 vm-mime-qp-encoder-switches nil
 vm-mime-require-mime-version-header t
 vm-mime-type-converter-alist '(("text/html" "text/plain"
                                 "links -force_html -dump /dev/stdin")
                                )
 vm-mime-use-image-strips t
 vm-mime-use-w3-for-text/html t
 vm-mime-uuencode-decoder-program "uudecode"
 vm-mime-uuencode-decoder-switches nil
 vm-mode-hook '(mc-install-read-mode)
 vm-mode-hooks 'my-vm-mode-function
 vm-mosaic-program "Mosaic"
 vm-mosaic-program-switches nil
 vm-move-after-deleting t
 vm-move-after-undeleting nil
 vm-move-after-killing t
 vm-move-messages-physically nil
 vm-movemail-program "movemail"
 vm-mutable-frames t
 vm-mutable-windows t
 vm-netscape-program "mozilla"
 vm-netscape-program-switches nil
 vm-page-continuation-glyph "...press SPACE to see more..."
 vm-paragraph-fill-column 70
 vm-pop-bytes-per-session nil
 vm-pop-expunge-after-retrieving t
 vm-pop-max-message-size nil
 vm-pop-messages-per-session nil
 vm-pop-md5-program "md5sum"
 vm-popup-menu-on-mouse-3 t
 vm-preferences-file "~/etc/vm.preferences"
 vm-preview-lines 0
 vm-preview-read-messages nil
 vm-primary-inbox "/home/srivasta/mail/INBOX"
 vm-quit-hook '(bbdb-save-db vm-expunge-folder)
 vm-recognize-imap-maildrops "^\\(imap\\|imap-ssl\\|imap-ssh\\):[^:]+:[^:]+:[^:]+:[^:]+:[^:]+:.+"
 vm-recognize-pop-maildrops "^\\(pop:\\|pop-ssl:\\|pop-ssh:\\)?[^:]+:[^:]+:[^:]+:[^:]+:.+"
 vm-reply-hook nil
 vm-reply-ignored-reply-tos nil
 vm-reply-subject-prefix "Re: "
 vm-resend-bounced-discard-header-regexp nil
 vm-resend-bounced-headers '("MIME-Version:" "Content-" "From:" "Sender:" "Reply-To:" "To:"
                             "Cc:" "Subject:" "Newsgroups:" "In-Reply-To:" "References:"
                             "Keywords:" "X-")
 vm-resend-bounced-message-hook nil
 vm-resend-discard-header-regexp "\\(\\(X400-\\)?Received:\\|Resent-\\)"
 vm-resend-headers nil
 vm-resend-message-hook nil
 vm-retrieved-spooled-mail-hook nil
 vm-rfc1153-digest-discard-header-regexp "\\(X400-\\)?Received:"
 vm-rfc1153-digest-headers '("Resent-" "Date:" "From:" "Sender:" "To:" "Cc:" "Subject:"
                             "Message-ID:" "Keywords:")
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 vm-rfc934-digest-headers '("Resent-" "From:" "Sender:" "To:" "Cc:" "Subject:" "Date:"
                            "Message-ID:" "Keywords:")
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 vm-ssh-program "ssh"
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 vm-stunnel-program "stunnel"
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 vm-stunnel-random-data-method 'generate
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 vm-summary-uninteresting-senders-arrow "==> "
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 vm-thread-using-subject t
 vm-toolbar-pixmap-directory "/usr/share/emacs/site-lisp/vm/etc"
 vm-trust-From_-with-Content-Length nil
 vm-uncompface-program "/usr/bin/uncompface"
 vm-undisplay-buffer-hook nil
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 vm-url-browser 'vm-mouse-send-url-to-netscape
 vm-url-browser-switches nil
 vm-url-retrieval-methods '(lynx wget fetch curl w3m)
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 vm-use-menus t
 vm-use-toolbar '(next previous delete/undelete autofile file reply compose print visit quit
                  nil help)
 vm-virtual-folder-alist '(("misc" (("ADMIN" "BCAST" "MISC") (any))))
 vm-virtual-mirror t
 vm-visible-headers '("Resent-" "From:" "Sender:" "To:" "Apparently-To:" "Cc:" "Subject:"
                      "Date:")
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Message #13 received at 278238-done@bugs.debian.org (full text, mbox, reply):

From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@golden-gryphon.com>

To: 278238-done@bugs.debian.org

Subject: IMAP folder saving needs to add carriage returns

Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:44:44 -0500

Version: 8.0.12

Hi,

        This has been fixed in recent versions of VM.

        manoj
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