libgmime

[Greg Louis]

On 20021213 (Fri) at 0230:17 +0100, Matthias Andree wrote:

> >  --B_3121952318_1802999
> >  Content-type: application/octet-stream"
> >  Content-disposition: attachment
> >  Content-transfer-encoding: x-uuencode
> 
> Mind the "x-" prefix; this is negotiated between sender and client, x-
> means local extension, and is reserved for nonstandard extensions.
> 
> As this is application/octet-stream, we don't care anyways.

Currently that's not true; the uuencoded data are read and a very large 
number of meaningless tokens is generated.  These first distort the
classification, and ultimately -- but it can take quite a while --
subside beneath the min_dev threshold, thereafter occupying space in   
the wordlists to no purpose.  Of course, when bogofilter is able   
statefully to detect and skip over application/octet-stream
attachments, the encoding will become irrelevant.

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