iCloud webmail adds localized prefixes to the e-mail subjects

Originator:xfox
Number:rdar://13987767 Date Originated:25-May-2013 01:33 AM
Status:Closed Resolved:Yes
Product:iCloud Product Version:N/A
Classification:UI/Usability Reproducible:Always
 
25-May-2013 01:33 AM Andrea Govoni:
Summary:
When replying or forwarding, iCloud webmail adds localized prefixes to the subjects such as "Ri: " and "I: " (for the Italian version).

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Login to www.icloud.com.
2. Open the webmail app.
3. Try to reply of forward an e-mail.

Expected Results:
iCloud should add the "Re: " (for a reply) and "Fw: " (for a forward) prefixes to the subject of the original e-mail.

Actual Results:
iCloud adds the localized versions of the standard prefixes, such us "Re: " (for a reply) and "I: " (for a forward) in the Italian webmail version.

Regression:
I am sure the problem exists in the Italian iCloud webmail version but I've not been able to test other localizations.

Notes:
For the sake of the worldwide e-mail system compatibility, the "Re: " and "Fw: " prefixes should never be localized.

According to RFC 5322, it doesn't make any sense to localize the "Re: " prefix, since it stands for the Latin "in re":
“When used in a reply, the field body MAY start with the string "Re: " (an abbreviation of the Latin "in re", meaning "in the matter of") followed by the contents of the "Subject:" field body of the original message.”
http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5322#section-3.6.5

In addition to that, exchanging e-mails with users of other e-mail clients, or even with iCloud webmail users that use it in another language, would lead to subjects like:
"Re: Ri: Re: Ri: This is really silly."
For the same reason it makes sense to not localize the "Fw: " prefix.


11-Jul-2013 11:48 PM Apple Developer Bug Reporting Team :
Engineering has provided the following:

Changed all back to "Re:" and "Fwd:"
mme.coreweb.mail._ComposeMessage.ReSubjectText
mme.coreweb.mail._ComposeMessage.FwdSubjectText
mme.coreweb.mail._ComposeMessage.FwSubjectText
Fix will be visible in Production after July 1.

Please let us know whether that helps you resolve the issue by updating your bug report.


12-Jul-2013 02:43 AM Andrea Govoni:
This issue has been verified as resolved and can be closed.

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