[Dovecot] CR-LF handling (WAS: Problem in mbox-sync.c)

[Hal Pomeranz]

> > > >Oct 21 19:36:01 postoffice1 dovecot: POP3(someuser): file mbox- 
> > > >sync.c: line 1433 (mbox_sync_handle_eof_updates): assertion failed:  
> > > >(file_size >= sync_ctx->expunged_space + trailer_size)
> > > 
> > > Does the file have CRLFs as linefeeds instead of plain LFs? CRLF  
> > > handling is probably still a bit buggy.
> > 
> > The mbox files are standard Unix text, so LF only, right?  We haven't
> > turned on the CRLF options in dovecot.conf, that's for sure.
> 
> Well, surprise, surprise.  The file does have CR-LF line endings,
> and stripping out the CRs seems to make the problem go away.

I've been thinking about this a little more since yesterday.  Is there
a reason why Dovecot shouldn't simply convert CR-LF line endings to LF
on the fly, or at least have a configuration option you can turn on 
that will do this?  This seems preferrable to blowing up with the error
cited above...

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