BL> If you are going to add SOT/EOT, you may as well add a Tearline
 BL> at the bottom and *any* kludge 

 PE> That is correct. And what's wrong with SOT as "any kludge"?

  Nothing. I have no objection to SOT.

 BL> at the top in *any* position. A blank line would do.

 PE> Not a blank line, as that would become user-text.

  Not so. The problem the logic is that it is AREA: or nothing, when
an entire message follows. If it was AREA: or a blank line it would be
foolproof. The user would never have access to that line, blank or
not.

 PE> Oh, and if the creator of the message puts in a tearline, you
 PE> STILL don't know for sure at the other end whether it is part
 PE> of the message or not. Only if it is MANDATORY do you KNOW that
 PE> it is control information.

  You still don't understand that a Tearline and EOT are *exactly* the
same. I can add a false EOT just as easily and with more damage if I
put it near the top. How do you tell a real EOT from a false one? 

Regards,
Bob
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