Xref: utzoo comp.mail.misc:2040 alt.religion.computers:15 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!image.soe.clarkson.edu!news From: nelson@sun.soe.clarkson.edu (Russ Nelson) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc,alt.religion.computers Subject: Re: binmail vs MMDF mail file format Message-ID: Date: 5 Jul 89 02:10:18 GMT References: <113461@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <1518@cbnewsc.ATT.COM> <113567@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> <113637@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Sender: news@sun.soe.clarkson.edu Reply-To: nelson@clutx.clarkson.edu Organization: Clarkson University, Postdam NY Lines: 27 In-reply-to: wisner@mica.Berkeley.EDU's message of 5 Jul 89 00:00:48 GMT In article wisner@mica.Berkeley.EDU (Bill Wisner) writes: \001\001\001\001 is unambiguous. It is a string that is not likely to appear in a mail message. On the other hand, I see "^From " in messages quite frequently. Well, actually, it's "^>From " that I see frequently. You only think you have a problem with binmail format. Actually you have a problem with programs that forget that "From " in the body of messages has been quoted. Even /usr/ucb/mail forgets to make a distinction between outputting a message to a mailbox and a file. The same command serves for both purposes, creating your perfectly valid objection. I may have a problem with MMDF format if it assumes that you never send in your mail message(s). In fact, sending is not a totally crazy thing to do. I just did it twice, and since things always come in threes, here's a third: Of course, you people reading this via news undoubtedly had no problem with the ^A lines. Anyone who had this message mailed to them via MMDF may not see this. -- --russ (nelson@clutx [.bitnet | .clarkson.edu]) Democracy needs capitalism like a fish needs a bicycle.