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27.1; regression: message-forward-ignored-headers no longer applies when forwarding as MIME

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Message #55 received at 45631 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg <at> fifthhorseman.net>
Cc: Robert Pluim <rpluim <at> gmail.com>, 45631 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#45631: 27.1; regression: message-forward-ignored-headers no
 longer applies when forwarding as MIME
Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:12:02 +0100

Daniel Kahn Gillmor <dkg <at> fifthhorseman.net> writes:

> Either or both (or neither) of these variables might be applied in any
> of the three scenarios.  If both are applied, i have no idea which order
> they are applied in, so applying both is probably not a great idea. ☹

Both are applied.

> The simplest approach would be the following:
>
> On Mon 2021-01-18 16:50:10 +0100, Lars Ingebrigtsen wrote:
>> 1) Forward as non-MIME
>
> apply the allowlist.
>
>> 2) MIME, but `message-forward-show-mml'
>
> apply the blocklist.
>
>> 3) MIME, but not `message-forward-show-mml'
>
> apply the blocklist.
>
> What are the downsides to approaching it this way?

We can't change when they're applied, because that will break people's
setups.  So we have to introduce a new variable for 3).

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