[Bug 511926] [NEW] Claws-mail unable to import Sylpheed feeds with URLs containing ampersand (&)

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Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: claws-mail

$ lsb_release -a
No LSB modules are available.
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description:    Ubuntu 9.10
Release:        9.10
Codename:       karmic

$ apt-cache policy claws-mail
claws-mail:
  Installiert: 3.7.2-1ubuntu3
  Kandidat: 3.7.2-1ubuntu3
  Versions-Tabelle:
 *** 3.7.2-1ubuntu3 0
        500 http://de.archive.ubuntu.com karmic/universe Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status


I tried to import feeds from rssyl-feedlist.opml but claws-mail failed with the following messages:
>>>>>>>>>>

/home/tim/rssyl-feedlist.opml:18: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name
                                <outline title="Meld. & Fragen" text="astronews.com" description="astronews.
                                                       ^                                                    
/home/tim/rssyl-feedlist.opml:19: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'                                   
ype="rss" xmlUrl="http://www.astronews.com/forum/external.php?type=rss2&lastpost                            
                                                                               ^                            
/home/tim/rssyl-feedlist.opml:38: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'                                   
 Updates" type="rss" xmlUrl="http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?f=252&af                            
                                                                               ^
/home/tim/rssyl-feedlist.opml:38: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'
ates" type="rss" xmlUrl="http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?f=252&af=x&t
                                                                               ^
/home/tim/rssyl-feedlist.opml:18: parser error : xmlParseEntityRef: no name
                                <outline title="Meld. & Fragen" text="astronews.com" description="astronews.
                                                       ^
/home/tim/rssyl-feedlist.opml:19: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'
ype="rss" xmlUrl="http://www.astronews.com/forum/external.php?type=rss2&lastpost
                                                                               ^
/home/tim/rssyl-feedlist.opml:38: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'
 Updates" type="rss" xmlUrl="http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?f=252&af
                                                                               ^
/home/tim/rssyl-feedlist.opml:38: parser error : EntityRef: expecting ';'
ates" type="rss" xmlUrl="http://www2a.cdc.gov/podcasts/download.asp?f=252&af=x&t

<<<<<<<<<<

So, claws-mail seems to fail to import feeds from rssyl-feedlist.opml if
'title', 'xmlUrl' and maybe other attributes of 'outline' contain an
ampersand (&).

** Affects: claws-mail (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Claws-mail unable to import Sylpheed feeds with URLs containing ampersand (&)
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