FM> How do you think should be handled the case of an AREA: line, 

What sort of English is that?

FM> which is
FM> in the write 

And that?

FM> place but contains no data? ie, the line is
FM>    "AREA:CR"?

FM> I think you could

FM> 1) ignore the area line (so the message would be treated as netmail);
FM> 2) send it to an area called, say, "Unknown";
FM> 3) bin that message because it's obviously grunged.

FM> I favour 2) but I'd be interested in your views.

I would do 3), but not directly (probably).  I would instead
see that it is for area "", but that, just like "FRED" and
"^C" is not an area defined on my system, so it has no exports
to send the message onto, so into the bit-bucket it goes.  Or
if not the bit bucket, into an "unknown" holding area.  Either
way, I would treat "" and "FRED" exactly the same.  I don't
consider "" to be any worse than a ctrl-C, so wouldn't make a
special case for either of them.  Grunged is grunged.  And into
the bit bucket for all!  BFN.  Paul.
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