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From: rjk@mgweed.UUCP (Randy King)
Newsgroups: net.mail
Subject: New headers breaking mail
Message-ID: <17078@mgweed.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-May-85 12:12:24 EDT
Article-I.D.: mgweed.17078
Posted: Mon May 13 12:12:24 1985
Date-Received: Tue, 14-May-85 20:33:15 EDT
Distribution: net
Organization: AT&T Consumer Products - Montgomery Illinois
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I'm not sure of the dynamics of this situation, but lately I have started
getting more and more mail from folks using some bizzare new mailer whose
headers are breaking my mail servers.  It a familiar problem; either the
mail gets tacked on to the previous mail or if it is the first mail in
/usr/mail then it is unreadable.  Following is an example of the header;
you will note that the date field in the From line is causing the problem.

	From mgweed!pegasus!hansen 12 May 1985  13:47 EDT
	FROM:       hansen@pegasus.ATT.UUCP
	TO:         mgweed!rjk
	DATE:       12 May 1985  13:47 EDT
	SUBJECT:    Re: ...

I really wish that people would not just start implementing their own
defacto mailers that break existing mailers.  I realize that this *may*
be just barely RFC standard, but surely these things can be introduced
in a more controlled manner.  People like Tony are the ones that suffer,
as their mail may not be getting through.

Would someone care to shed some light on this mailer?  Am I at fault?  Do
I need to fix my mailers?
						Randy King
						AT&T-CP@MG
						ihnp4!mgweed!rjk