improving rfc2047 encoder

improving rfc2047 encoder

[Katsumi Yamaoka]

Hi,

I'm now working on improving the rfc2047 encoder in order to
fix a bug that it fails on Q encoding for the iso-2022-*
charsets (the default encoding is B for iso-2022-*, though).

Furthermore, the encoder divides a long Japanese text
meaninglessly when encoding.  Although it's not a bug, it annoys
me and I'm also trying to improve it.  Here's an example:

Subject: Re: =?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCPHc4Qkw1PHcbKEI=?=
 =?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCOEJMNTheOWUkThsoQg==?=
 =?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCJDkkakBaJGwbKEI=?=

This header can be encoded as follows.  It still honors the
76-column rule which is described in the RFC2047 section 2.

Subject: Re: =?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCPHc4Qkw1PHc4Qkw1OF45ZSROJDkkakBaJGwbKEI=?=

The temporary version is here:

ftp://ftp.jpl.org/pub/tmp/rfc2047.el.gz

I wish I could install it in Gnus CVS within a couple of days.

Regards,
-- 
Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org>

Re: improving rfc2047 encoder

[Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen]

Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org> writes:

> This header can be encoded as follows.  It still honors the
> 76-column rule which is described in the RFC2047 section 2.
>
> Subject: Re: =?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCPHc4Qkw1PHc4Qkw1OF45ZSROJDkkakBaJGwbKEI=?=

Great!  The unnecessary folding has annoyed me, too...

> I wish I could install it in Gnus CVS within a couple of days.

Cool.

-- 
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen

Re: improving rfc2047 encoder

[Katsumi Yamaoka]

>>>>> In <m3y8nryjo8.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org>
>>>>>	Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> wrote:

>> This header can be encoded as follows.  It still honors the
>> 76-column rule which is described in the RFC2047 section 2.
>>
>> Subject: Re: =?iso-2022-jp?B?GyRCPHc4Qkw1PHc4Qkw1OF45ZSROJDkkakBaJGwbKEI=?=

> Great!  The unnecessary folding has annoyed me, too...

Thanks!  I've installed the new MIME header encoder in Gnus CVS.
Although it is probably incomplete, the new encoder is much
better than the former version.  If you feel uneasy, please type
the `C-u C-c C-m P' command in advance whenever you send mails.

Regards,

P.S. Encoding `=?foo' things in the address headers has not been
implemented yet.
-- 
Katsumi Yamaoka <yamaoka@jpl.org>