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Digest truncation is a problem on some systems ... not a LISTSERV
problem, but a problem for some subscribers.
I have seen two cases; the latter case is most prevalent.
1. The mail client or local gateways support only small mail
messages. I've seen as small as 32K, but several at 64K bytes for a
mail file. I cut my digests after 1,500 lines, but even at that,
some people can't use them. Thankfully, this problem gets smaller
(affects fewer people), each year.
2. The local mail gateway can't tell the difference between a line
containing only a period and the period that SMTP uses as an "end
of file" indicator. Occasionally, someone will use the lone period
at the end of their mail, near their signature. Those people with
the broken gateway don't notice the missing signature, but will
surely be affected with a digest subscription as they won't see the
following posts in the digest. When I see people use the "lone
period", I explain and ask them to change.
Hope this helps,
Wayne T. Smith internet: [log in to unmask]
Systems Group -- CAPS University of Maine System
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