# Parsing of messages

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/parsing-of-messages/1287>\
**Category:** Feature Proposal\
**Created:** [December 6, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/parsing-of-messages/1287 "2020-12-06T21:22:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![aklar](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/aklar/32/879_2.png) [@aklar](https://forum.delta.chat/u/aklar)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/parsing-of-messages/1287/1 "2020-12-06T21:22:40Z")

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## Expected behavior

Chat messages should be stripped down to the minimum, in my opinion. That means, the following should not be shown within the chat bubbles (but might be made available via an “Original Message” option or under the “Info” view):

- everything that follows a line like “On DATE Mrs. Example wrote” (could be double-checked against earlier messages)

- actually every other longer recurring strings, which would get rid of most signature lines as well for example

## Actual behavior

Right now, quoted messages (of regular e-mails) seem not to be detected when their lines do not start with \>

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**Author:** ![Hocuri](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/hocuri/32/25_2.png) [@Hocuri](https://forum.delta.chat/u/Hocuri)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2020, 8:33am UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/parsing-of-messages/1287/2 "2020-12-08T08:33:00Z")

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Sth. like that is being implemented in [https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pull/2104/](https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/pull/2104/), so report back when this is merged (whether you still have the problem)

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**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/parsing-of-messages/1287/3 "2026-10-06T15:03:08Z")

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