GNU bug report logs - #51733
27.1; Detect impossible email addresses better

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Reported by: 積丹尼 Dan Jacobson <jidanni <at> jidanni.org>

Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2021 00:29:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 27.1

Fixed in version 29.1

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

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #110 received at 51733 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de>
Cc: 51733 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#51733: 27.1; Detect impossible email addresses better
Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2022 18:13:24 +0100

Achim Gratz <Stromeko <at> nexgo.de> writes:

> Since you're trying to harden against homograph / homoglyph attacks, why
> not mention it on the tin?  Besides URL and eMail addresses, it would
> probably be useful for checking source code (where the language allows
> unicode identifiers), in this case it should also (optionally) warn
> about non-normalized sequences.

It's not just about homoglyphs (but mostly about that) -- it's also
about classifying strings as to their applicability as identifiers and
stuff.

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