G'day Bob,

Replying to a message of Bob Lawrence to David Begley on 11-06-96:

 DB>> What about a test - if the "area" after
"AREA:" is not a known
 DB>> valid area name, then assume it's normal message text and
 DB>> therefore a netmail message.

 BL>   The problemn is that the writer can do it maliciously. He has access
 BL> to what may be a control line in netmail if he is not a point. This
 BL> only applies to a rogue sysop therefore.

But who gives a shit about maliciously faulty netmail? Only the person
writing it and the person it's to be read by. If the person who wrote it
makes it fuckup on purpose, then it's their problem if the person reading
it doesn't get the full message. No skin off my back.

Regards...Jeff (jeff{at}grntrs.dialix.oz.au)

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