[PATCH v2 2/2] Add %F expando to $message_id_format to use from address.
"Kevin J. McCarthy" <[email protected]> Tue, 4 Aug 2026 13:18:20 +0800
| Newsgroups | gmane.mail.mutt.devel |
|---|---|
| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Filter out characters, even stricter than RFC5322 requires, to allow
the message id to be used in a URL.
If, for whatever reason, the from address is not available, fall back
to "@%f".
Provide an example value in the manual:
set message_id_format="%z_%F"
noting that %F includes a '@' and so one must not also be inside the
variable.
---
init.h | 5 +++++
messageid.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
protos.h | 2 +-
sendlib.c | 4 ++--
4 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/init.h b/init.h
index 087ebfa8..d9fc0378 100644
--- a/init.h
+++ b/init.h
@@ -2223,11 +2223,16 @@ struct option_t MuttVars[] = {
** The old Message-ID format can be used by setting this to:
** ``\fC<%Y%02m%02d%02H%02M%02S.G%c%p@%f>\fP''
** .pp
+ ** An alternative to using %f is %F. This expando includes a '@',
+ ** so when used there must not be a second '@' in the variable:
+ ** ``\fC<%z_%F>\fP''
+ ** .pp
** The following \fCprintf(3)\fP-style sequences are understood:
** .dl
** .dt %c .dd step counter looping from ``A'' to ``Z''
** .dt %d .dd current day of the month (GMT)
** .dt %f .dd $$hostname
+ ** .dt %F .dd from address of the message, including an '@'
** .dt %H .dd current hour using a 24-hour clock (GMT)
** .dt %m .dd current month number (GMT)
** .dt %M .dd current minute of the hour (GMT)
diff --git a/messageid.c b/messageid.c
index 397ff31c..4bb1d839 100644
--- a/messageid.c
+++ b/messageid.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
#include "mutt.h"
#include "mutt_random.h"
+#include "mutt_idna.h"
static char MsgIdPfx = 'A';
@@ -30,8 +31,30 @@ typedef struct msg_id_data
time_t now;
struct tm tm;
const char *fqdn;
+ ENVELOPE *env;
} MSG_ID_DATA;
+/* This function is much stricter than RFC5322 specifies, because we also want
+ * the message-id to be passed in a URL as a path segment or parameter without
+ * needing encoding.
+ */
+static void filter_from_addr(char *from)
+{
+ int has_at = 0;
+
+ if (!from)
+ return;
+
+ while (*from)
+ {
+ if (*from == '@' && !has_at)
+ has_at = 1;
+ else if (!strchr(CTYPE_PFCHAR_C, *from))
+ *from = '_';
+ from++;
+ }
+}
+
static const char *id_format_str(char *dest, size_t destlen, size_t col,
int cols, char op, const char *src,
const char *fmt, const char *ifstring,
@@ -44,6 +67,7 @@ static const char *id_format_str(char *dest, size_t destlen, size_t col,
unsigned char r_out[4 + 1];
unsigned char z_raw[12]; /* 32 bit timestamp, plus 64 bit randomness */
unsigned char z_out[16 + 1];
+ ADDRESS *from;
switch (op)
{
@@ -107,12 +131,26 @@ static const char *id_format_str(char *dest, size_t destlen, size_t col,
case 'f':
mutt_format_s(dest, destlen, fmt, id_data->fqdn);
break;
+
+ case 'F':
+ from = rfc822_cpy_adr(id_data->env->from, 1);
+ if (!from || !from->mailbox)
+ {
+ snprintf(tmp, sizeof(tmp), "@%s", id_data->fqdn);
+ mutt_format_s(dest, destlen, fmt, tmp);
+ break;
+ }
+ mutt_addrlist_to_intl(from, NULL);
+ filter_from_addr(from->mailbox);
+ mutt_format_s(dest, destlen, fmt, from->mailbox);
+ rfc822_free_address(&from);
+ break;
}
return (src);
}
-char *mutt_gen_msgid(void)
+char *mutt_gen_msgid(ENVELOPE *env)
{
MSG_ID_DATA id_data;
BUFFER *buf, *tmp;
@@ -123,6 +161,7 @@ char *mutt_gen_msgid(void)
memcpy(&id_data.tm, gmtime(&id_data.now), sizeof(id_data.tm));
if (!(id_data.fqdn = mutt_fqdn(0)))
id_data.fqdn = NONULL(Hostname);
+ id_data.env = env;
fmt = MessageIdFormat;
if (!fmt)
diff --git a/protos.h b/protos.h
index 7ea95ae5..e03ca0eb 100644
--- a/protos.h
+++ b/protos.h
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ void mutt_buffer_expand_multi_path_norel(BUFFER *src, const char *delimiter);
void mutt_buffer_remove_path_password(BUFFER *dest, const char *src);
char *mutt_find_hook(int, const char *);
char *mutt_gecos_name(char *, size_t, struct passwd *);
-char *mutt_gen_msgid(void);
+char *mutt_gen_msgid(ENVELOPE *);
char *mutt_get_body_charset(char *, size_t, BODY *);
const char *mutt_get_name(ADDRESS *);
char *mutt_get_parameter(const char *, PARAMETER *);
diff --git a/sendlib.c b/sendlib.c
index 150bc72d..612b0503 100644
--- a/sendlib.c
+++ b/sendlib.c
@@ -2912,7 +2912,7 @@ void mutt_prepare_envelope(ENVELOPE *env, int final)
mutt_set_followup_to(env);
if (!env->message_id)
- env->message_id = mutt_gen_msgid();
+ env->message_id = mutt_gen_msgid(env);
}
/* Take care of 8-bit => 7-bit conversion. */
@@ -2975,7 +2975,7 @@ static int _mutt_bounce_message(FILE *fp, HEADER *h, ADDRESS *to, const char *re
fprintf(f, "Resent-Date: %s\n", mutt_b2s(date));
mutt_buffer_pool_release(&date);
- msgid_str = mutt_gen_msgid();
+ msgid_str = mutt_gen_msgid(h->env);
fprintf(f, "Resent-Message-ID: %s\n", msgid_str);
fputs("Resent-To: ", f);
mutt_write_address_list(to, f, 11, 0);
--
2.55.0