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http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=621
Summary: hostnames with trailing blanks should be handled
differently
Product: Exim
Version: 4.68
Platform: x86
URL: http://bugs.debian.org/446161
OS/Version: Linux
Status: NEW
Severity: wishlist
Priority: low
Component: String expansion
AssignedTo: ph10@hermes.cam.ac.uk
ReportedBy: mh+exim-bugzilla@zugschlus.de
CC: exim-dev@exim.org


Hi,

if for some reason, the system host name contains strange characters (such as
trailing blanks), exim takes them verbatim, which results in these strange
characters ending up in, for example, mail file names in a Maildir.

I do not have a clue about which characters are allowed in a Unix hostname, but
maybe it would be a good idea for exim to do at least basic sanitazion of the
host name before using it.

Greetings
Marc


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