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From: sbw@naucse.UUCP (Steve Wampler)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.mush
Subject: Re: Dealing with old mail programs?
Message-ID: <1829@naucse.UUCP>
Date: 29 Nov 89 16:54:43 GMT
References: <128243@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>
Organization: Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
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From article <128243@sun.Eng.Sun.COM>, by argv%turnpike@Sun.COM (Dan Heller):
 
> More specifically, you are having problems -only- when the message
> starts as 'Steve:...' because if there is no blank line between that
> line and the other headers, how would mush know that the line in
> question is a header or not?  How would you recommend that it be
> implemented?

Well, one thing that I could live with pretty easily is to have
a list of 'legitimate' headers (set in .mushrc, say).  If it
isn't in this list, then assume it's not a header.  Of course,
it would be nice to be able to easily add to the list, since
the term 'legitimate header' is pretty vague in maildom.  If the
list is empty, then all headers are legitimate and things work
as they do now.
-- 
	Steve Wampler
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