09 Aug 96 23:37, Francois Blais wrote to All:

 > If I'm not wrong, I think I read a few messages here some weeks ago 
 > about tearlines, and the fact it should be "--- " instead
of "---".

If a "product banner" is to be placed after the "---"
tearline, a space character should follow the tearline, then the banner
itself.  A carriage return should then follow (terminating the control
line) as per usual.

eg. "--- Msged/2 4.00\r"


FTS-0004 says:

          2. Tear Line

               This line is near the end of a message and consists of three
               dashes (---)  followed by  an  optional  program specifier.
               This is  used to show the first program used to add Echomail
               compatible control information to the message. The tear line
               generated by Conference Mail looks like:

                                    --- 

               This  field   is  optional   for  most  Echomail compatible
               processors, and  is added  by the  Conference Mail System to
               ensure complete  compatibility. Some systems will place this
               line in  the message  when it  is first  created, but  it is
               normally added when the message is first "exported."

Regards
Andrew

-- randy{at}zws.com

--- Msged/2 4.00