PE> Yes, but the blank line appears as an extraneous blank line in
PE> the user's netmail. The user doesn't want an extra blank line,
PE> otherwise he would have put it in himself.

BL>   Don't be silly. A blank would mean Netmail, so you remove it the 
BL> same as you remove SOT. It's a problem of identification.

If you were starting the standard from scratch, yes you could
define that.  You can't anymore.

BL> I can add a false EOT just as easily 

PE> God you're a dork. You CAN'T add a false EOT. Log on to Sydney
PE> PCUG and see if you can add an EOT. Good luck.

BL>   I sent you one this morning in the message to Brenton...

I said a normal user, not a point, who is responsible for technical
compliance of the software he is using, you dork.  BFN.  Paul.
@EOT:

---