On Tue, 14 Jun 1994 22:30:48 +0200, Eric Thomas <[log in to unmask]> said: >On Tue, 14 Jun 1994 15:41:34 +0100 David Nessl <[log in to unmask]> said: >>So, please please allow MIME headers thru during SHORT HEADER processing >>-- it won't make already confusing MIME messages significantly more >>confusing to MIME-less recipients, and it is a lot more friendly to >>MIME-capable recipients. >It will leave the MIME-less people in the cold with base64 and QP >messages, As you've already acknowledged, the presence (or absence) of the MIME header is not going to significantly alter the situation for these people. > and generate extra junk for the majority of MIME-generated >messages that simply state the MIME defaults ("this is a plain text >message, in ASCII"). How about conditionally stripping the MIME header during SHORT processing? If the header simply states the MIME defaults, strip it, otherwise leave it in? Just an idea. Bill > Eric