Any update on UTF8 characters in addresses?

[njt1982]

I see this was mentioned and closed off in #39... I am still getting:

Mail::Field::ParseError: Mail::AddressList can not parse |"Matija Marohnić" <notifications@github.com>|
Reason was: Only able to parse up to "Matija Marohnić

Are these characters still out?

[nickrivadeneira]

@njt1982 Did you find a workaround? I'm receiving this error as well.

[njt1982]

@nickrivadeneira nope 😞

[jeremy]

To address this, we'll need to implement RFC 6532 support: #39 (comment)

Or implement internationalization "downgrading"—see RFC 5504.

[duane]

@jeremy What's the plan? Do I need to invest in my own parser? #39 is from 2010. Mikel's been giving ambivalent responses as to when this will be addressed at least since then; I've found remarks in 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, and of course this year. I can live with slow timelines; but the lack of any firm direction for seven straight years seems like a sign it's not going to land anytime soon.

Is there any hope of RFC 6532 support this calendar year? Where are the ongoing efforts so I can contribute? Should we interpret lack of movement as lack of plans?

[jeremy]

@duane, it sounds like you've dug into the history a good bit. What's your take on the feasibility of implementing RFC5504 downgrading vs adding RFC6532 support?

Explicit social cue: I get where you're coming from, but hold up a sec. This is the way people talk to (aka push on) their account reps at Oracle and IBM and BigSupportContractCo, and it's likely their only chance to get action there. In open source, it burns people out and thickens their skins. No need for that dynamic.

[jeremy]

Fixed by #1103 😊

[nickrivadeneira]

@jeremy Thanks for the fix 😁

[duane]

@jeremy, thanks for the tip, I'll keep it in mind; I can certainly see what you mean.

My instinct is that parsing is distinct from downgrading, and ultimately Mail::Address should probably support both, but parsing should assist with the downgrading. Furthermore, RFC 6532 seems to be part of a broader RFC 6530 which obsoletes RFC 5504.

More broadly, RFC 5504 seems to be SMTP specific whereas RFC 6532 specifically addresses the mail address—I'd guess that'd be greater value for your effort.

[jeremy]

I took a closer look at downgrading, and doing it properly is a LOT more work! Who knew 😊