- (let* ((parsed (mail-header-parse-address address))
- (address (car parsed))
- (name (cdr parsed)))
- ;; Remove double quotes. They might be required during transport,
- ;; but we don't need to see them.
- (when name
- (setq name (replace-regexp-in-string "\"" "" name)))
+ (let (p-name p-address)
+ ;; It would be convenient to use `mail-header-parse-address',
+ ;; but that expects un-decoded mailbox parts, whereas our
+ ;; mailbox parts are already decoded (and hence may contain
+ ;; UTF-8). Given that notmuch should handle most of the awkward
+ ;; cases, some simple string deconstruction should be sufficient
+ ;; here.
+ (cond
+ ;; "User <user@dom.ain>" style.
+ ((string-match "\\(.*\\) <\\(.*\\)>" address)
+ (setq p-name (match-string 1 address)
+ p-address (match-string 2 address)))
+
+ ;; "<user@dom.ain>" style.
+ ((string-match "<\\(.*\\)>" address)
+ (setq p-address (match-string 1 address)))
+
+ ;; Everything else.
+ (t
+ (setq p-address address)))
+
+ ;; Remove elements of the mailbox part that are not relevant for
+ ;; display, even if they are required during transport.
+ (when p-name
+ ;; Outer double quotes.
+ (when (string-match "^\"\\(.*\\)\"$" p-name)
+ (setq p-name (match-string 1 p-name)))
+
+ ;; Backslashes.
+ (setq p-name (replace-regexp-in-string "\\\\" "" p-name)))
+