From: srtxg{at}linux.chanae.stben.be (Pablo Saratxaga)

Kaixo!
in article 
 mark lewis (mark.lewis{at}f12.n3634.z1.fidonet.org) said:

 >  PE> *   --- Whatever, you do, don't, repeat don't
 >  PE> *   --- comment out the above line, or the next job will screw up
 >  PE> *   SEENBY: etc
 > 
 > you get your arse to the END of the message and start backing up... when you
 > reach (1:111/222) you know that you are at the end of what appears to be an
 > origin line. keep backing up till you get the beginning of the origin line...

Fine :) So, when your message is parsed, which contains "(1:111/222)" in
the body... if a "---" beginnin line is write before, what happens ?
Not to mention the bad thought implementation of a reading algorithm that goes
forth and back...

 >  PE> it's the most fundamental REQUIREMENT of a mail system. Just
 >  PE> typical of fidonet ot make a complete dogs-breakfast out of it.
 > 
 > no... you made dogs breakfast out of something that is so minor that it's not
 > worth even crying about...

Losing portions of messages is minor ?

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A bientôt,
Pablo Saratxaga

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