Re: mb_encode_mimeheader function can't deal with long non-English strings?

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On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 1:04 AM, Coiby Xu <coiby.xu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I wonder why mb_encode_mimeheader function can't deal with long non-english
> strings. Here are the codes:
>
>> function util_encode_mimeheader($headername,$str,$charset) {
>> if (function_exists('mb_internal_encoding') &&
>> function_exists('mb_encode_mimeheader')) {
>>  $x = mb_internal_encoding();
>> mb_internal_encoding("UTF-8");
>> $y = mb_encode_mimeheader($headername . ": " . $str,
>> $charset, "Q");
>>  mb_internal_encoding($x);
>> return $y;
>> }
>> }
>
>
> According to my tests, if the subject have too many characters, there will
> be more than one "?UTF-8?Q??" generated which make the MIME header
> invaild. If there are more than one "?UTF-8?Q??" , the remaing "?UTF-8?Q?"s
> will appear in the body of email, i.e. the beginning of the email will be:
>
>> " =?UTF-8?Q?=E6=9C=89=E9=97=AE=E9=A2=98?=
>> Content-type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 ....".
>
>
> Can anyone explain this?
>
> Thanks!

Hi,

I guess this limit is somewhere around 75 characters?
If so, then this is by design. It is specified in RFC 2047[1], and I quote:
"An 'encoded-word' may not be more than 75 characters long, including
'charset', 'encoding', 'encoded-text', and delimiters.  If it is
desirable to encode more text than will fit in an 'encoded-word' of 75
characters, multiple 'encoded-word's (separated by CRLF SPACE) may be
used.

   While there is no limit to the length of a multiple-line header
field, each line of a header field that contains one or more
'encoded-word's is limited to 76 characters."

If your mail client displays this wrong, then the mail client is buggy IMO.

- Matijn

[1] http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2047.txt

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