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Title: smtplib: less confusing behaviour when giving incorrect multiple recipients list
Type: enhancement Stage:
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Status: open Resolution:
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Assigned To: Nosy List: cmatte
Priority: normal Keywords:

Created on 2021-07-26 14:39 by cmatte, last changed 2022-04-11 14:59 by admin.

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test_sendmail.py cmatte, 2021-07-26 14:39 Example script of confusing behaviour
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msg398228 - (view) Author: Célestin Matte (cmatte) Date: 2021-07-26 14:39 
When giving recipients in a string format ("email1, email2") to sendmail(), an email is sent to the first email in the list only.
This is not a bug since the documentation indicates that sendmail() takes either a list of addresses, or a single address in a string. However, this error is easy to make since the "To:" field expects a comma-separated series of email addresses in a string format.

I suggest either that:
- sendmail() accepts a series of emails in a string format: "email1, email2" for the recipient lists
- sendmail() raises an exception if a series of email in a string format is detected

Attached is an example script to test confusing behaviour (email is sent to email1@mydomain.com only):
History
Date User Action Args
2022-04-11 14:59:47adminsetgithub: 88905
2021-07-26 14:39:49cmattecreate