Erik de Castro Lopo wrote:
>
> On Sun, 16 Sep 2001 14:03:53 +1000
> peterw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > So, what is the x-Fnord mail header for ?? and why do people embed the
> > modem escape and hangup cmd sequence in it ??
>
> To screw up people who have broken mail clients like Outlook.
>
> On sufficiently broken mail clients, the client wil actually send the
> modem escape sequence tothe modem.
>
I suspect that the mail client doesn't have to be "broken" as the modem
will see the escape sequence before any running program(the mail client)
gets it. So if you are using a modem out of the box and your connection
software doesn't reprogram it before it dials up, there is a good chance
that the modem will hang up regardless of what mail client you are
using.
So this x-fnord <escape sequence> thingie is designed to cause mischief,
a bit like a virus really.
Peter
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