Bug #1430298: It is now possible to send a mail with an empty

return address using smtplib.
2006-02-17 09:52:53 +00:00 · 2006-02-17 09:52:53 +00:00 · bd3bc4dc4c
parent 0e1abe2a07
commit bd3bc4dc4c
2 changed files with 7 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/Lib/smtplib.py
+++ b/Lib/smtplib.py
@ -175,8 +175,11 @@ def quoteaddr(addr):
    except AttributeError:
        pass
    if m == (None, None): # Indicates parse failure or AttributeError
-        #something weird here.. punt -ddm
+        # something weird here.. punt -ddm
        return "<%s>" % addr
+    elif m is None:
+        # the sender wants an empty return address
+        return "<>"
    else:
        return "<%s>" % m

--- a/Misc/NEWS
+++ b/Misc/NEWS
@ -363,6 +363,9 @@ Extension Modules
 Library
 -------

+- Bug #1430298: It is now possible to send a mail with an empty
+  return address using smtplib.
+
 - Bug #1432260: The names of lambda functions are now properly displayed
  in pydoc.