Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:50:01 -0800 (PST) From: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@panke.de.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/8553: /usr/libexec/mail.local doesn't handle ">From " lines transparently Message-ID: <199811032250.OAA10906@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/8553; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Wolfram Schneider <wosch@panke.de.freebsd.org> To: br@rueskamp.com, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: Subject: Re: bin/8553: /usr/libexec/mail.local doesn't handle ">From " lines transparently Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 21:55:53 +0100 > >Description: > mail.local inserts a ">" before "From " lines > but doesn't insert ">" before ">From " lines. > Because of this a mail frontend (like ELM) cannot convert > the message back into its original form. I would like if we insert a space or a tab instead the ">" before a "From " line. A space is a harmless character in most computer or human languages. The ">" is not, for example in LaTeX it will create strange output. See The UNIX-HATERS Handbook Wolfram To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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