[Spambayes] content-type causing sb_filter.py to bail out

Mon Apr 26 16:40:20 EDT 2004

Spambayes1.0b1.1
Python2.3

When these lines are in the body of an email message:

	Content-Type: text/html;
		boundary="--7615487063415977"

sb_filter.py spits out the following error:

	Traceback (most recent call last):
	  File "/usr/bin/sb_filter.py", line 256, in ?
	    main()
	  File "/usr/bin/sb_filter.py", line 248, in main
	    action(msg)
	  File "/usr/bin/sb_filter.py", line 180, in filter
	    return self.h.filter(msg)
	  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/spambayes/hammie.py", line
	146, in filter
	    return msg.as_string(unixfrom=(msg.get_unixfrom() is not None))
	  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/email/Message.py", line 130, in as_string
	    g.flatten(self, unixfrom=unixfrom)
	  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/email/Generator.py", line 102, in flatten
	    self._write(msg)
	  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/email/Generator.py", line 130, in _write
	    self._dispatch(msg)
	  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/email/Generator.py", line 156, in _dispatch
	    meth(msg)
	  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/email/Generator.py", line 199, in
	_handle_text
	    raise TypeError, 'string payload expected: %s' % type(payload)
	TypeError: string payload expected: <type 'list'>

I have verified the same behavior with Spambayes1.0a7 as well as the
version from CVS (200404261633).  I have attached the whole message that
originally suggested this problem.

Perhaps the format of the above Content-Type: header is in violation
with header syntax.  Does anyone know for sure while I gather time to
read the appropriate RFC?  If this is the case, I bet there is a way to
block this stuff at the MTA before filtering.

hank
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