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24.0.50; rmail error "Invalid base64 data"

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Kenichi Handa <handa <at> m17n.org>
Cc: 7165 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#7165: 24.0.50; rmail error "Invalid base64 data"
Date: Fri, 08 Oct 2010 21:15:54 -0400

Kenichi Handa wrote:

> I suggest this patch (to emacs-23).

If you are looking for feedback, this looks good to me.

> === modified file 'lisp/mail/rmail.el'
> --- lisp/mail/rmail.el	2010-08-20 07:11:35 +0000
> +++ lisp/mail/rmail.el	2010-10-06 07:22:53 +0000
> @@ -2742,7 +2742,9 @@
>  						 nil t 'unibyte)
>  		  (message "Malformed MIME quoted-printable message")))
>  	     ((and (string= character-coding "base64") is-text-message)
> -	      (base64-decode-region (point-min) (point-max)))
> +	      (condition-case err
> +		  (base64-decode-region (point-min) (point-max))
> +		(error (message "%s" (cdr err)))))
>  	     ((eq character-coding 'uuencode)
>  	      (error "uuencoded messages are not supported yet"))
>  	     (t))

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