[Reportbug-maint] Bug#849765: Bug#849765: reportbug: produces invalid mails when there are long lines

Thu Sep 7 16:56:18 UTC 2017

control: tags -1 patch

On 30 Dec 2016 Adam Borowski wrote:
> RFC 821:
> # The maximum total length of a text line including the <CRLF> is 1000
> # characters (but not counting the leading dot duplicated for transparency).
> 
> Some MTAs are said to have a bit shorter limits, such as 990 bytes.

Here is a patch that fixes the problem in reportbug.
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