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 > [log in to unmask] -- Software Developer & Creator of Worlds