Squirrelmail Mis-sorts Messages With No Date Header

[sylvest]

Hi,

 

I've noticed that some messages that I received weeks ago annoyingly stay at the top of the list of received mails when viewed in SquirrelMail. On investigation these messages seem to be ones where there is no Date header. It seems to assume that messages with no Date header were received on today's date. Here's an example:

 

Return-path: <bt.xzxzxz@bt.com>

Envelope-to: rowan@xzxzxzxzxz.org

Delivery-date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:33:08 -0400

Received: from saturn.bt.com ([193.113.57.20] helo=CBIBIPNT02.iuser.iroot.adidom.com)

by byss.tchmachines.com with smtp (Exim 4.68)

(envelope-from <bt.xzxzxzxz@bt.com>)

id 1IYoFG-0003kd-RO

for rowan@zxzxzxzxzx.org; Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:33:08 -0400

Received: From smtp2.intra.bt.com ([147.149.100.154]) by CBIBIPNT02.iuser.iroot.adidom.com (WebShield SMTP v4.5 MR1a P0803.399);

id 119039613713; Fri, 21 Sep 2007 18:35:37 +0100

From: "BT" <bt.zxzxzxzx@bt.com>

To: rowan@xzxzxzxzxz.org

Subject: Save £50 on the BT Internet Radio plus lots more offers on phones and more at the BT Shop

Reply-To: "BT" <bt.zxzxzxzxz@bt.com>

X-Mailer: Chordiant Online Marketing Director

Message-ID: <PK:3054931900_3688_7_1_1_.210920071835@smtp2.intra.bt.com>

MIME-Version: 1.0 ( Generated by Chordiant Online Marketing Director )

Content-Type: text/html

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.7

X-Spam-Score: -16

X-Spam-Bar: -

X-Spam-Flag: NO

 

In the SquirrelMail message list this messages says its "Date" is today at 11:33am and this is what's used to sort the message list, although it's clear from the Delivery-date header that it came on 21st September.

 

Surely SquirrelMail should use the Delivery-date header as the date if there's no Date header?

 

Thanks - Rowan

[TCH-Andy]

I edited your post - To remove your email address, and hopefully save you from a little spam.

 

Unfortunately it doesn't use the delivery date - hence it will show them at the top of the list of sorted by date. You can either delete these emails ( as they are often spam ) or you can manually edit the date - or you could just park them in an 'undated' folder if you wanted to.

 

I'm not sure if others have other options / suggestions.