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i have a trouble with a script to get the subject from my mailbox using imaplib.

Here, is my script:

    for mail in response[0].split():
    typ, response = imap.fetch(mail, '(RFC822)')
    for response_part in response:
        if isinstance(response_part, tuple):
            msg = email.message_from_string(response_part[1])
            for header in [ 'subject']:
                print msg["subject"]

But i get this Output:

[astreinte] [2015.06.09 07:36:04] blurp : TIMESTAMP ALERT
 Disaster is PROBLEM

My problem is the EndOfLine after "TIMESTAMP ALERT", if i get msg.items() i can view that:

('Subject', '[astreinte] [2015.06.09 07:36:04] ankdo2ga22 : DOFUS TIMESTAMP ALERT\r\n Disaster is PROBLEM')

So, i don't understand why the \r\n is present ? Is it present in the metadata. But not added when zabbix send the message. I use office365.

Thanks a lot for help.

user3588719
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  • Do you mean "Although I have a message with a line ending in the subject the line ending doesn't appear when the message is sent"? Not sure what zabbix and Office 365 have to do with this as written – holdenweb Jun 09 '15 at 10:42
  • I am pretty sure it had to have been sent like that. It may have been an accident, and even not noticed when sent. Your python is correct. – JosiahDaniels Jun 10 '15 at 18:31
  • This looks like Header Folding. I would've thought the email parsing library would handle this for you. I don't have a solution off the top of my head for you. – Max Nov 09 '16 at 16:25

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In answering you question of why is the \r\n present, it is because Office365 is based on windows. Windows uses \r\n for it's line breaks for legacy reasons.

Narcolapser
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  • Umm, IMAP, SMTP, and Email Format are all mandated to use \r\n line endings. This has nothing to do with windows. – Max Nov 09 '16 at 16:24