Index: test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb
===================================================================
--- test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb	(revision 2836)
+++ test/unit/mail_handler_test.rb	(working copy)
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
     assert_equal 'Urgent', issue.priority.to_s
     assert issue.description.include?('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.')
   end
-  
+
   def test_add_issue_with_partial_attributes_override
     issue = submit_email('ticket_with_attributes.eml', :issue => {:priority => 'High'}, :allow_override => ['tracker'])
     assert issue.is_a?(Issue)
@@ -95,6 +95,21 @@
     assert issue.description.include?('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.')
   end
   
+  def test_add_issue_with_spaces_between_attribute_and_separator
+    issue = submit_email('ticket_with_spaces_between_attribute_and_separator.eml', :allow_override => 'tracker,category,priority')
+    assert issue.is_a?(Issue)
+    assert !issue.new_record?
+    issue.reload
+    assert_equal 'New ticket on a given project', issue.subject
+    assert_equal User.find_by_login('jsmith'), issue.author
+    assert_equal Project.find(2), issue.project
+    assert_equal 'Feature request', issue.tracker.to_s
+    assert_equal 'Stock management', issue.category.to_s
+    assert_equal 'Urgent', issue.priority.to_s
+    assert issue.description.include?('Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit.')
+  end
+
+  
   def test_add_issue_with_attachment_to_specific_project
     issue = submit_email('ticket_with_attachment.eml', :issue => {:project => 'onlinestore'})
     assert issue.is_a?(Issue)
Index: test/fixtures/mail_handler/ticket_with_spaces_between_attribute_and_separator.eml
===================================================================
--- test/fixtures/mail_handler/ticket_with_spaces_between_attribute_and_separator.eml	(revision 0)
+++ test/fixtures/mail_handler/ticket_with_spaces_between_attribute_and_separator.eml	(revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+Return-Path: <jsmith@somenet.foo>
+Received: from osiris ([127.0.0.1])
+	by OSIRIS
+	with hMailServer ; Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:28:07 +0200
+Message-ID: <000501c8d452$a95cd7e0$0a00a8c0@osiris>
+From: "John Smith" <jsmith@somenet.foo>
+To: <redmine@somenet.foo>
+Subject: New ticket on a given project
+Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:28:07 +0200
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain;
+	format=flowed;
+	charset="iso-8859-1";
+	reply-type=original
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
+X-Priority: 3
+X-MSMail-Priority: Normal
+X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869
+X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869
+
+Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Maecenas imperdiet 
+turpis et odio. Integer eget pede vel dolor euismod varius. Phasellus 
+blandit eleifend augue. Nulla facilisi. Duis id diam. Class aptent taciti 
+sociosqu ad litora torquent per conubia nostra, per inceptos himenaeos. In 
+in urna sed tellus aliquet lobortis. Morbi scelerisque tortor in dolor. Cras 
+sagittis odio eu lacus. Aliquam sem tortor, consequat sit amet, vestibulum 
+id, iaculis at, lectus. Fusce tortor libero, congue ut, euismod nec, luctus 
+eget, eros. Pellentesque tortor enim, feugiat in, dignissim eget, tristique 
+sed, mauris. Pellentesque habitant morbi tristique senectus et netus et 
+malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Quisque sit amet libero. In hac habitasse 
+platea dictumst.
+
+Nulla et nunc. Duis pede. Donec et ipsum. Nam ut dui tincidunt neque 
+sollicitudin iaculis. Duis vitae dolor. Vestibulum eget massa. Sed lorem. 
+Nullam volutpat cursus erat. Cras felis dolor, lacinia quis, rutrum et, 
+dictum et, ligula. Sed erat nibh, gravida in, accumsan non, placerat sed, 
+massa. Sed sodales, ante fermentum ultricies sollicitudin, massa leo 
+pulvinar dui, a gravida orci mi eget odio. Nunc a lacus.
+
+Project : onlinestore
+Tracker: Feature request
+category : Stock management
+priority: Urgent
Index: app/models/mail_handler.rb
===================================================================
--- app/models/mail_handler.rb	(revision 2836)
+++ app/models/mail_handler.rb	(working copy)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
       @keywords[attr]
     else
       @keywords[attr] = begin
-        if (options[:override] || @@handler_options[:allow_override].include?(attr.to_s)) && plain_text_body.gsub!(/^#{attr}:[ \t]*(.+)\s*$/i, '')
+        if (options[:override] || @@handler_options[:allow_override].include?(attr.to_s)) && plain_text_body.gsub!(/^#{attr}[ \t]*:[ \t]*(.+)\s*$/i, '')
           $1.strip
         elsif !@@handler_options[:issue][attr].blank?
           @@handler_options[:issue][attr]