BL> Nowhere does it say: "#1 must be removed from message text if
BL> if it is not a defined control line..." or anything vaguely
BL> like that.

PE> It also doesn't say "Don't print out the message and stick it
PE> up Bob's backside". BFN. Paul.

BL>   Exactly. I am allowed to stick your messages up my arse, and I am
BL> allowed to send #1 in text.

Nope.  For the same reason you're not allowed to go:

echo "fred" >temp.pkt

and then claim that temp.pkt conforms to the FTS specs, just because
it didn't explicitly say that you can't do that echo command above.
BFN.  Paul.
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