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Bug #16503 mail() provides \" or \' escaped characters for single and double quotes
Submitted: 2002-04-08 23:44 UTC Modified: 2002-04-09 04:16 UTC
From: carl-fox at surplusnet dot com Assigned:
Status: Not a bug Package: Mail related
PHP Version: 4.1.2 OS: linux
Private report: No CVE-ID: None
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 [2002-04-08 23:44 UTC] carl-fox at surplusnet dot com 
mail() improperly escapes single and double quotes.  For example:   '   appears as   \'   (as when an apostrophe
is in the email text, like    " person's  automobile"  shows up as "person\'s automobile".  The email sent contains the escaped character with the \ in front of it instead of sending the character properly.

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 [2002-04-08 23:48 UTC] carl-fox at surplusnet dot com 
mail() improperly escapes single and double quotes.  For example:   '  
   appears as   \'   (as when an apostrophe
   is in the email text, like    " person's  automobile"  shows up as
   "person\'s automobile".  The email sent contains the escaped character
   with the \ in front of it instead
 [2002-04-09 04:16 UTC] sander@php.net 
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 [2003-12-17 20:58 UTC] michael at internetmarketinggroup dot com 
Sander,

this is a bug and has nothing to do with support. 
It shouldn't put escape characters in the e-mails.

I'm getting the same problem as carl-fox, and I'm running Win2k

Please respond with a fix.

Thanks
 
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