[Remail] [RFC/RFT patch 0/2] remail: Improve original 'From:' mangling

Thomas Gleixner tglx at linutronix.de
Wed Jun 14 01:44:51 CEST 2023


On Tue, Jun 13 2023 at 16:37, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 13, 2023 at 4:33 PM Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de> wrote:
>>
>> > I'm guessing the real name could come from whatever key was used to
>> > encrypt the email.  Trying to decode the python, I think that
>> > gpg_sender_info().get_info() function does basically do most of this.
>>
>> Actually it takes it from the original 'From:' header entry [..]
>
> Yes, I could follow along that part.
>
> I was more thinking that *if* the original email didn't have a good
> name, the code could fall back to using the name from the pgp key
> instead, and thus get a nice name even for broken emails.

Duh yes. Now I understand.

I look at that tomorrow with brain awake.

Thanks,

        tglx


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