I DON'T KNOW WHO YOU ARE PLEASE DELETE ME FROM YOUR MAILING LIST!
 On Thursday November 14 1996, Paul Edwards said to andrew clarke:

 PE> > BTW, this "origin line doesn't immediately follow
it" is not a valid

 PE> technical statement.  No spec guarantees that.  No spec even says
 PE> they
 PE> come in that order.  Just more of the mess.  BFN.  Paul.

 PE> In echomail, have you ever actually seen a tearline that didn't come
 PE> immediately before an origin line?

 PE> Not that I recall.  I think I've seen them separated by a blank line.
 PE>  I've also seen the whole lot missing, SEENBYs and all.  I'm shocked
 PE> that mail like that can actually pass through half a dozen systems and
 PE> still get to me.  Anyway, you've got my vote to entrench the order,
 PE> and no junk in between, in a spec.  It's certainly common practice,
 PE> albeit not currently guaranteed.  BFN.  Paul.
 PE> @EOT:

Andrew Clarke

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