[issue9967] encoded_word regular expression in email.header.decode_header()

[R. David Murray]

R. David Murray <rdmurray at bitdance.com> added the comment:

Instead of doing this we've opted to follow postel and be generous in what we accept and go ahead and decode even if the leading and/or terminating space is missing (see issue 1079).

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resolution:  -> rejected
status: open -> closed

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