[Users] [Bug 3419] New: Saving/appending messages to an mbox file violates RFC#4155

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            Bug ID: 3419
           Summary: Saving/appending messages to an mbox file violates
                    RFC#4155
    Classification: Unclassified
           Product: Claws Mail
           Version: 3.11.1
          Hardware: PC
                OS: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: Plugins/mailMBOX
          Assignee: users at lists.claws-mail.org
          Reporter: jvromans at squirrel.nl

Created attachment 1507
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Example patch

RFC#4155 defines the mbox format, and the "From " line must have the UNIX
'ctime' formatted UTC date. So it should be:

  From - Wed Apr 15 22:04:35 2015

instead of what is used currently:

  From - Thu 16 Apr 2015 00:04:35 CEST

Due to the "From " separator philosophy, mbox processing tools need to be
careful to not accidentally split on non-separator "From " lines. Therefore,
many tools are very picky on the format of the "From " line. Using local time
instead of UTC is acceptable, though.

An example patch is attached.

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