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From: scott@cdp.UUCP
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Subject: Re: bugs in /bin/mail
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Date: Mon, 13-Oct-86 14:40:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 13 14:40:00 1986
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Nf-From: cdp.UUCP!scott    Oct 13 11:40:00 1986


How can you send binaries in mail.  What happens if the string
"\nFrom" appears in te binary?  Shouldn't the user agent or
delivery system or someone be inserting a '>' before the From?
Won't this screw up the binary; or, if you don't insert the
'>', won't that screw up the user agent mail parser?

-scott
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