Phil Howard <PHIL@UIUCVMD>
Thu, 18 Feb 88 14:39:49 CST
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> From: WAGNER@DBNGMD21
> > Gee, I was hoping that you might be able to influence the logic
> > for the HEADERS with regard to lines over 80, as well as text as
> > you proposed.
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> Whatever for? There already is a continuation convention for
> headers.
Oh? Surprise me... what is it?
The only one I know about is inserting at least one blank on the continued
lines, which neither WISCNET nor FAL abide by under all circumstances for
all headers.
> > The "feature" of starting continued lines in column 1 seems to be
> > a carryover from WISCNET into FAL.
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> I don't understand this comment (but then, I didn't like WISCNET
> when we ran it either). Starting in column 1 is illegal 822.
Right, but tell that to WISCNET and FAL.
> > Q: does RFC822 allow a line to be broken in the middle of a quoted
> > field?
> Yes, of course. Quoting 822, section 3.4.5
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> > MAILER barfs on it.
> Why doesn't this surprise me? (hmmm...wonder what UCLA MAIL does
> with it) (says he with a gleam in his eye).
I'm sure we'd welcome a rewrite of MAILER. Are you willing?
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