1854023 - Bug 1823274 broke cancelling of messages for authors with RFC-2047 encoded name

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(MailNews Core :: Networking: NNTP, defect)

Description

[betterbird.project+10]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1823274 +++

If the author has a non-ASCII character in their name, this comparison will fail:
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/comm-esr115/rev/6e74c0b18f22#l1.18

mime2DecodedAuthor should be used instead of author.

Comment 1

[betterbird.project+10]

https://github.com/Betterbird/thunderbird-patches/blob/main/115/bugs/1854023-fix-cancel-message.patch

Comment 2

[Hartmut Welpmann [:welpy-cw]]

Attachment: Bug 1854023 - Fix cancelling NNTP messages with MIME encoded author. r=mkmelin

Based on https://github.com/Betterbird/thunderbird-patches/blob/main/115/bugs/1854023-fix-cancel-message.patch

Comment 3

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/comm-central/rev/c6e084baff44
Fix cancelling NNTP messages with MIME encoded author. r=mkmelin

Comment 4

[Hartmut Welpmann [:welpy-cw]]

Comment on attachment 9354008 [details]
Bug 1854023 - Fix cancelling NNTP messages with MIME encoded author. r=mkmelin

[Approval Request Comment]
Regression caused by (bug #): 1823274
User impact if declined: Users with special characters in their names aren't able to cancel their own Usenet messages anymore
Risk to taking this patch (and alternatives if risky): None

Comment 5

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

The 118 beta train has ended, so this will appear in 119 beta.

Comment 6

[Wayne Mery (:wsmwk)]

Comment on attachment 9354008 [details]
Bug 1854023 - Fix cancelling NNTP messages with MIME encoded author. r=mkmelin

[Triage Comment]
Approved for esr115

Comment 7

[Rob Lemley [:rjl]]

Thunderbird 115.3.2:
https://hg.mozilla.org/releases/comm-esr115/rev/55d0265e4000