> + An 'encoded-word' MUST NOT appear in any portion of an 'addr-spec'. > + An 'encoded-word' MUST NOT appear within a 'quoted-string'. > + An 'encoded-word' MUST NOT be used in a Received header field. > + An 'encoded-word' MUST NOT be used in parameter of a MIME > Content-Type or Content-Disposition field, or in any structured > field body except within a 'comment' or 'phrase'. > > > However (Python 2.5.2): > >>>> h = Header(u'Andrè <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>') >>>> h.encode() > '=?utf-8?b?QW5kcsOoIDxhbmRyZUBsb2NhbGhvc3Q+?=' > > > I'm not sure if this can be considered a bug, but surely this is an > invalid header.
Which of the conditions do you consider validated? It seems to me that this would make a completely correct Subject header, for example. Regards, Martin -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list