On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 05:47:06PM -0500, X Tec wrote:
Do you think this could be modified in Mutt's source? As in, kind of a Github-like ticket/issue petition to make it work with arguments with spaces...I try asking because you make it sound as if there were doubts regarding why this is currently coded like this. Most likely I'm wrong, but, do you think a small analysis could be in place? Could it be changed *without* compromising security indeed?
I think technically it could be changed (albeit it would require careful analysis of potential issues). And of course you are welcome to open a ticket.
However, there are a few things weighing against it likely being done:* Right now, Mutt is in maintenance mode - no new development is taking place. I'm just fixing bugs and security issues in the 2.2.x branch. That may change eventually, or it may not.
* The $sendmail behavior has been this way since the first git commit recorded. I'm not saying your attempted usage was incorrect. But given this is the first complaint I've heard, I think it's fair to say almost no one tries to parameterize all the config values to the MTA. So there isn't much demand for the change.
* There is some risk of introducing behavior changes, or even a security issue.
So again, feel free to open a ticket (noting that tickets should *not* be used as a petition), but don't get your expectations very high. Sorry about that.
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