ml2json mail archive processor

Line wrapping in pre-MIME mails

Implement handling of line wrapping indications as used in pre-MIME era emails (line ending with a space meaning, next line is a continuation).

(Example found in:)

From jrv7472@is.NYU.EDUFri Dec  9 22:31:34 1994
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 11:33:58 -0500 (EST)
From: jrv7472 <jrv7472@is.NYU.EDU>
Reply to: foucault@world.std.com
To: foucault@world.std.com
Subject: Re: Surveillance and the failure of discipline

Problem is, mails don't seem to follow those line wrapping conventions consistently. In particular, lines before a line that starts with "> " can have the continuation indicator, which needs to be ignored in these cases. This means that the algorithms to unwrap lines and the one to turn "> " into nested blockquotes need to be intertwined; but the blockquote algorithm also needs to be available separately for use in MIME emails (no unwrapping). Also, need to test carefully.

Cost: $250



⇒ Cost range: $250