Make sure you have Translate=No set in the list definition.

        Kris

On Thu, Jan 25, 2001 at 11:22:33AM -0500, F.J. Kelley wrote:
> Hi, I don't know that as an owner I have any control over this, but I have
> been asked, so ...
>
> I am a list owner for a fairly active list.  At least one subscriber uses
> a pgp signature.  He contacted me yesterday telling me that the signature
> file that appears in his posts on the list can not be verified when he
> checks them.  Further investigation suggests that tabs (0x'09' in ASCII)
> in the mail are being converted to blanks.  here is the Content-type
> header from one of his posts:
>
>   Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1;
>           protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="   ...omitted
>
> here is an example of a signature file:
>
>   -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE-----
>   Version: GnuPG v1.0.4 (GNU/Linux)
>   Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org
>
>   iD8DBQE6bdqaOEeIn1XyubARAswhAJ4vdkkue1auW212gPW5ASHeN6sQ
>   4BG6Q2LOJPaZXeAJwDeK/0w=
>   =torq
>   -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
>
>   ie, itself a text file.
>
> The key shown in this file is a hash of the contents of message sent - ie
> it will vary depending upon what is sent, but uses the original contents
> when created.  In the body of the original message, tabs were used in a
> number of areas.  the message as it appeared on the list looked just as he
> had sent it.
>
> The list is set for NOHTML, but attachments are allowed (for now)
>
> Here is the "Parts/Attachments:" header info:
>
>   Parts/Attachments:
>      1 Shown    ~84 lines  Text
>      2          240 bytes  Application
>
> It is my assumption that the Listserver is not altering the file, but
> could the fact it is (and is seen as) "text", prevent the tabs from being
> preserved?  I suppose it is a fine line:  if the tab chars are preserved,
> but not honored, the text will show up in odd locations (possibly
> preceeded by some psuedo-control characters).  Blank padding will preserve
> the look of the original, but not the actual contents.  Tabs are -
> after all - binary characters (in practice, they are kind of in their
> own world as they seem to be correctly xlated when sent to/from our ibm
> mainframe - ebcdic tab is 0x'05' - i don't know of other chars that are,
> although perhaps that xlation is an exception here).
>
> So - Does (should) Listserv preserve tabs in text attachments?
> Thanks,
> --Joe
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