Bug #16503 Updated: mail() provides \" or \' escaped characters for single and double quotes

ID: 16503 Updated by: sander@php.net Reported By: carl-fox@surplusnet.com -Status: Open +Status: Bogus Bug Type: Mail related Operating System: linux PHP Version: 4.1.2 New Comment: The bug system is not the appropriate forum for asking support questions. For a list of a range of more appropriate places to ask for help using PHP, please visit http://www.php.net/support.php Previous Comments: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-08 23:48:05] carl-fox@surplusnet.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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [2002-04-08 23:44:47] carl-fox@surplusnet.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. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -- Edit this bug report at http://bugs.php.net/?id=16503&edit=1