https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=419157
Bug ID: 419157
Summary: Wrong encoding of incoming emails
Product: kmail2
Version: 5.13.3
Platform: openSUSE RPMs
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: grave
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kdepim-b...@kde.org
Reporter: bernhard.schei...@tuwien.ac.at
Target Milestone: ---
SUMMARY
Since a few weeks, kmail has stopped to display special characters correctly in
incoming emails sent via Exchange servers. This happens independently of the
specific choices under "View/Set encoding". "Auto" should do the job, but
fails. Any argument that the incoming email probably has a wrong encoding in
its header is NOT applicable:
1) any other email client can handle the same emails correctly without any
fiddling;
2) most important and annoying: it worked perfectly until January/February 2020
or so - but then the updates started to be buggy!
Interestingly, the encoding becomes correct when forwarding/replying to the
email.
This is bug should definitely not occur in modern email client in 2020.
Please amend - otherwise kmail is definitely no longer usable!
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Get an email from an Exchange account
2. View text.
3. See wrong encoding.
OBSERVED RESULT
Wrong umlauts/special characters in German.
EXPECTED RESULT
Correct encoding - as accomplished by any modern email client.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
Linux/KDE Plasma: Tumbleweed (status: 23/03/2020)
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version:
KDE Frameworks Version:
Qt Version:
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
1) New bug - encoding worked perfectly until January/February 2020, definitely
in 2019!
2) Encoding gets correct in forwarded/replied emails!
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