#794349 mutt: incapable of handling email addresses with whitespace

Package:
mutt
Source:
mutt
Description:
text-based mailreader supporting MIME, GPG, PGP and threading
Submitter:
"brian m. carlson"
Date:
2026-06-24 01:07:01 UTC
Severity:
normal
Tags:
#794349#5
Date:
2015-08-01 23:32:04 UTC
From:
To:
If I attempt to send to a user <"deliver able"@crustytoothpaste.net>,
Mutt will variously try to correct it to remove the space, or the
quotation marks, or various other transformations, none of which are
correct.  My mail server (Postfix) responds with a 501 5.1.3 Bad
recipient address syntax as a result.

Mutt should not damage email addresses requiring quotation marks, as
these are perfectly valid.  Furthermore, some users use them
specifically to avoid spam and other unwanted mail, so an MUA for the
technically inclined, such as Mutt, should handle them correctly.
#794349#10
Date:
2016-08-25 06:26:33 UTC
From:
To:
FTR https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=941861
#794349#15
Date:
2016-10-18 15:59:21 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Customer,

We could not deliver your item.
You can review complete details of your order in the find attached.

Kind regards,
Jerry Emery,
Sr. Operation Manager.
#794349#20
Date:
2016-10-21 23:25:46 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Customer,

Your parcel has arrived at October 18. Courier was unable to deliver the parcel to you.
Please, download Delivery Label attached to this email.

Thank you for choosing FedEx,
Gene Rutherford,
Sr. Operation Agent.
#794349#25
Date:
2016-10-30 02:51:31 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Customer,

Your parcel has arrived at October 26. Courier was unable to deliver the parcel to you.
Please, download Delivery Label attached to this email.

Kind regards,
Jimmie Everett,
Sr. Support Manager.
#794349#30
Date:
2016-10-30 23:53:22 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Customer,

We could not deliver your parcel.
Please, download Delivery Label attached to this email.

Warm regards,
Andrew Haines,
Station Agent.
#794349#35
Date:
2016-11-02 05:58:12 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Customer,

We could not deliver your item.
Shipment Label is attached to email.

Sincerely,
Bill Ayers,
Support Manager.
#794349#40
Date:
2016-11-03 06:55:21 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Customer,

We could not deliver your item.
Shipment Label is attached to email.

Yours sincerely,
Travis Mills,
FedEx Operation Manager.
#794349#45
Date:
2016-11-12 11:01:14 UTC
From:
To:
Dear Customer,

We could not deliver your item.
Shipment Label is attached to email.

Sincerely,
Bradley Shields,
FedEx Delivery Manager.