First, almost all replies from a POP(3) server are terminated by a "dot-line" (except the ERROR messages).
But something troubles/intrigues me with *nix (mailer clients, inboxes and the rest): why do they change the well-convened (RFCs) mail format by slashing that very dot-line, and adding the confusing "From (no colon)" as a starter mark ? Because it's clearly some post-processing there that does the changes. It would be much easier (for programmes as well as inter-OS use) to comply with the RFC-defined standards. // Heimo Claasen // <hammer at revobild dot net> // Brussels 2002-02-08 The WebPlace of ReRead - and much to read ==> http://www.revobild.net To unsubscribe from SURVPC send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe SURVPC in the body of the message. Also, trim this footer from any quoted replies. More info can be found at; http://www.softcon.com/archives/SURVPC.html
