GNU bug report logs - #22594
25.1.50; mail-extract-address-components doesn't work on single-named people

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 02:24:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: fixed

Found in version 25.1.50

Fixed in version 26.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Rasmus <rasmus <at> gmx.us>
Cc: 22594 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#22594: 25.1.50; mail-extract-address-components doesn't work on single-named people
Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2016 09:47:11 +1100

Rasmus <rasmus <at> gmx.us> writes:

> (mail-extract-address-components "Rasmu s  <rasmus <at> gmx.us>")
> => ("Rasmu s." "rasmus <at> gmx.us")
>
> Why is the period added?  That seems uncalled for...

It's a function with a lot of features.  It "prettifies" the name in
addition to extracting the components.

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