On Thu, Jan 29, 2026 at 10:55:47PM +0100, Steffen Nurpmeso wrote: > |was published. In short, it's bunk, and should never have been > |published. Your XKCD reference is on point. > > Again to note that we talk about RFC 822 messages
RFC 822 IS A STANDARD FOR THE ON-THE-WIRE SMTP PROTOCOL. IT EXPRESSLY STATES THAT IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH ON-DISK FILE FORMATS LIKE MBOX. STOP CONFLATING THEM! THERE IS NO MBOX STANDARD TODAY, NOR HAS THERE EVER BEEN ONE. -- Derek D. Martin http://www.pizzashack.org/ GPG Key ID: 0xDFBEAD02 -=-=-=-=- This message is posted from an invalid address. Replying to it will result in undeliverable mail due to spam prevention. Sorry for the inconvenience.
