[Pkg-mutt-maintainers] Bug#627134: mutt registers as a message/rfc822 viewer but requires an mbox with From_ lines

[Antonio Radici]

tag 627134 +pending
thanks

On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 12:59:53AM +0300, Kalle Olavi Niemitalo wrote:
> Package: mutt
> Version: 1.5.20-9+squeeze1
> Severity: normal
> File: /usr/lib/mime/packages/mutt
> 
[...]
> 
> Thus, if Mutt registers itself as a mailcap handler for
> message/rfc822, it should be able to open and display a
> non-mailbox file.  This might involve a new option; or
> if Mutt already supports such an option, then the mailcap
> registration should be changed to use it.

This is interesting. I'll talk to the maintainer to see if there is any plan to
handle all types of RFC822-compliant messages, otherwise I suppose we will try
to change the mailcap handler (but we have to check what it is going to break).