hints [was: Long, folded "To:" line]

[michael at optusnet.com.au]

David Relson <relson at osagesoftware.com> writes:
> On 03 Sep 2003 13:00:21 +1000
> michael at optusnet.com.au wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I confess I haven't read through the 0.15 code yet, but might it
> > be better to leave the un-folding in the lexer? (i.e. having the
> > lexer eat '\n\w' rather than having the mbox parser do it?
> > 
> > I'm thinking here that having the mbox parser do it it really a
> > layering violation: The folding is part of the email rfc, not part of
> > the mbox format.
> 
> The processing is (roughly):
> 
> lexer_v3.l      yylex()
> lexer.c            yyinput()
>                      get_decoded_line()
>                        get_unfolded_line()

I suspect these last two should be the other way around
at least? (on the basis on very little thought and no
knowledge.. :).

And then leave lexer to do the unfolding and your long
folded line problems go away....