Webklex\PHPIMAP\Exceptions\GetMessagesFailedException Invalid message date.

[dannylifino]

So currently I am having an issue with fetching emails from a mailbox due to an invalid message date of 1 mail. Although this is only 1 mail, this stops the entire mailbox from read out and I can't seem to find a solution for the issue.

The code, which seems like basic throws error: Webklex\PHPIMAP\Exceptions\GetMessagesFailedException Invalid message date. I have not changed the config regarding the date formats either.

$inboxMessages = $this->inboxFolder->messages()->all()->get(); $spamMessages = $this->spamFolder->messages()->all()->get();

Is there a way to get the fetch working with filtering out the invalid one?

[Webklex]

Hi @dannylifino ,
many thanks for your report.

Its likely caused by this method:

php-imap/src/Header.php

Lines 685 to 742 in e22be3e

	/**
	* Exception handling for invalid dates
	*
	* Currently known invalid formats:
	* ^ Datetime ^ Problem ^ Cause
	* | Mon, 20 Nov 2017 20:31:31 +0800 (GMT+8:00) | Double timezone specification | A Windows feature
	* | Thu, 8 Nov 2018 08:54:58 -0200 (-02) |
	* | | and invalid timezone (max 6 char) |
	* | 04 Jan 2018 10:12:47 UT | Missing letter "C" | Unknown
	* | Thu, 31 May 2018 18:15:00 +0800 (added by) | Non-standard details added by the | Unknown
	* | | mail server |
	* | Sat, 31 Aug 2013 20:08:23 +0580 | Invalid timezone | PHPMailer bug https://sourceforge.net/p/phpmailer/mailman/message/6132703/
	*
	* Please report any new invalid timestamps to [#45](https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/issues)
	*
	* @param object $header
	*
	* @throws InvalidMessageDateException
	*/
	private function parseDate($header) {
	if (property_exists($header, 'date')) {
	$parsed_date = null;
	$date = $header->date;
	if(preg_match('/\+0580/', $date)) {
	$date = str_replace('+0580', '+0530', $date);
	}
	$date = trim(rtrim($date));
	try {
	$parsed_date = Carbon::parse($date);
	} catch (\Exception $e) {
	switch (true) {
	case preg_match('/([0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\ UT)+$/i', $date) > 0:
	case preg_match('/([A-Z]{2,3}\,\ [0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\ UT)+$/i', $date) > 0:
	$date .= 'C';
	break;
	case preg_match('/([A-Z]{2,3}\,\ [0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\ \+[0-9]{2,4}\ \(\+[0-9]{1,2}\))+$/i', $date) > 0:
	case preg_match('/([A-Z]{2,3}[\,|\ \,]\ [0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}.*)+$/i', $date) > 0:
	case preg_match('/([A-Z]{2,3}\,\ [0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\ [\-|\+][0-9]{4}\ \(.*)\)+$/i', $date) > 0:
	case preg_match('/([A-Z]{2,3}\, \ [0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\ [\-|\+][0-9]{4}\ \(.*)\)+$/i', $date) > 0:
	case preg_match('/([0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{2,4}\ [0-9]{2}\:[0-9]{2}\:[0-9]{2}\ [A-Z]{2}\ \-[0-9]{2}\:[0-9]{2}\ \([A-Z]{2,3}\ \-[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}\))+$/i', $date) > 0:
	$array = explode('(', $date);
	$array = array_reverse($array);
	$date = trim(array_pop($array));
	break;
	}
	try{
	$parsed_date = Carbon::parse($date);
	} catch (\Exception $_e) {
	throw new InvalidMessageDateException("Invalid message date. ID:".$this->get("message_id"), 1100, $e);
	}
	}
	$this->set("date", $parsed_date);
	}
	}

As you can see here:

php-imap/src/Header.php

Lines 719 to 727 in e22be3e

	case preg_match('/([0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\ UT)+$/i', $date) > 0:
	case preg_match('/([A-Z]{2,3}\,\ [0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\ UT)+$/i', $date) > 0:
	$date .= 'C';
	break;
	case preg_match('/([A-Z]{2,3}\,\ [0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\ \+[0-9]{2,4}\ \(\+[0-9]{1,2}\))+$/i', $date) > 0:
	case preg_match('/([A-Z]{2,3}[\,|\ \,]\ [0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}.*)+$/i', $date) > 0:
	case preg_match('/([A-Z]{2,3}\,\ [0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\ [\-|\+][0-9]{4}\ \(.*)\)+$/i', $date) > 0:
	case preg_match('/([A-Z]{2,3}\, \ [0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{4}\ [0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\:[0-9]{1,2}\ [\-|\+][0-9]{4}\ \(.*)\)+$/i', $date) > 0:
	case preg_match('/([0-9]{1,2}\ [A-Z]{2,3}\ [0-9]{2,4}\ [0-9]{2}\:[0-9]{2}\:[0-9]{2}\ [A-Z]{2}\ \-[0-9]{2}\:[0-9]{2}\ \([A-Z]{2,3}\ \-[0-9]{2}:[0-9]{2}\))+$/i', $date) > 0:

It tries to detect and fix broken dates. A history of broken date formats can be found here: Webklex/laravel-imap#45

Anyway, in order to solve the problem two things are required:

• The broken date (open at the header of the broken message and look for a line which starts with Date (e.g.: Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2021 05:12:41 -0700))
• A regex to detect the date format

Best regards,

[dannylifino]

@Webklex
Thanks for your response!

I am really struggling to this part, because there are no code samples availabe on how I should go about this approuch. Currently there are about 500 messages send daily to the mailbox, and it gives back as ID: ' ID:[email protected]', which I can't use to look up the message.

I would really appreciate your help!

[Webklex]

Can you post the entire error stack? It might contain additional information (such as the date in question).
Which part of a message do you need in order to find it?

You could also dump $headers in https://github.com/Webklex/php-imap/blob/master/src/Query/Query.php#L222 and go from there :)

Best regards,

[dannylifino]

@Webklex Thanks for your quick response once again :) This is the error log that I get:

Invalid message date. ID:[email protected]

at C:\xampp\htdocs\portal\vendor\webklex\php-imap\src\Query\Query.php:347
343▕ return $this->populate($available_messages);
344▕ }
345▕ return MessageCollection::make([]);
346▕ } catch (Exception $e) {
➜ 347▕ throw new GetMessagesFailedException($e->getMessage(), 0, $e);
348▕ }
349▕ }
350▕
351▕ /**

1 C:\xampp\htdocs\portal\vendor\webklex\php-imap\src\Query\Query.php:766
Webklex\PHPIMAP\Exceptions\GetMessagesFailedException::("Invalid message date. ID:[email protected]")

2 C:\xampp\htdocs\portal\vendor\webklex\php-imap\src\Query\Query.php:265
Webklex\PHPIMAP\Query\Query::handleException()

[Webklex]

How unfortunate..

That message seems to be partially fcked up. Please dump the contents of $headers in

php-imap/src/Query/Query.php

Line 222 in e22be3e

For example:

var_dump($headers);
die("1");

Or $header in

php-imap/src/Query/Query.php

Line 320 in e22be3e

That should provide you all required information to identify the faulty message.

Best regards,

[dannylifino]

Thanks!

[dannylifino]

@Webklex Is it also possible to solve this issue without editing the composer package?

[Webklex]

Hi @dannylifino ,
yes there is, if you use the current master. As you can see in 8cf2367 the exception will now contain the troubling date :)

Best regards,

[Webklex]

Hi @dannylifino ,
please give v3.0.0-alpha a try :)

Best regards,

[mbol8309]

I'm having the same problem, debugging find out that date with format "2022.07.27-14.35.59" its not parseable. can you fix that @Webklex . thanks in advance