Bug#386306: debian-specific patch causes errors sending to e.g.: "test tester <test@example.com>"

[Niko Tyni]

On Wed, Sep 06, 2006 at 11:51:08AM -0500, Shane Allen wrote:
> Package: libmime-lite-perl
> Version: 3.01-4
> 
> A diff from CPAN source to the installed debian package shows line 513 of 
> the debian package has:
> 
> return map { $_->address } Mail::Address->parse($_[0]);
> 
> instead of 
> 
> return map { $_->format } Mail::Address->parse($_[0]);
> 
> which is in the CPAN sources. The following script runs against the 
> CPAN-built module, but errors out when run against the Debian module:

[...]

> $mail->send();
> sallen at debian:~$ perl test
> can't extract address at < tester <test at hrsmart.com>> in <test tester 
> <test at hrsmart.com>>

Hi,

I can't reproduce this. Your example works fine for me on Debian stable
(which I assume you're running as well.)

Furthermore, looking at the code, the "can't extract address" comes from
a code path that's taken only if Mail::Address is not installed, while
the diff you quoted is in the other path.

Thus, it would seem that the debian patch has nothing to do with the
problem.

I also note that when calling $mail->send() with an unmodified Debian
version of MIME/Lite.pm, the code path that is taken should never call
the 'extract_addrs' function at all. Is it possible that you have either
modified the module or have left something out of the test case?

To conclude, this message happens when MIME::Lite is used without
Mail::Address installed and the mail is sent either with the smtp method
or with the sendmail method that's somehow passed non-default arguments.
There should be no difference to upstream behaviour, AFAICS.

Please re-check that your testcase is correct and that you're using an 
unmodified MIME/Lite.pm. Please also try with and without Mail::Address
(ie. libmailtools-perl) installed.

Sorry if I'm missing something.

Cheers,
-- 
Niko Tyni	ntyni at iki.fi