> The tearline..  is this a required line?  I won't say anymore as all I 
> need to know if it is required.. someone around here _thinks_ it is not 
> required, but it is tough to tell from the FTS-0004 doc..

ac> FTS-4 is ambiguous on this issue, although the intention seems to be to 
ac> have tearlines optional.  It is probably a good recommendation to generate 
ac> tearlines for backward-compatibility with older mail processors, as well as 
ac> to avoid having to deal with ambiguities in the spec.

Now that's the best way I've ever seen to put it.  BEST TO GENERATE
TEARLINE TO AVOID ABMIGUITY IN THE SPEC.  BFN.  Paul.
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