From owner-freebsd-bugs Tue Nov 3 14:50:03 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA26756 for freebsd-bugs-outgoing; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:50:03 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.FreeBSD.ORG [204.216.27.21]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA26704 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:49:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.5) id OAA10906; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:50:01 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:50:01 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199811032250.OAA10906@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG From: Wolfram Schneider Subject: Re: bin/8553: /usr/libexec/mail.local doesn't handle ">From " lines transparently Reply-To: Wolfram Schneider Sender: owner-freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org The following reply was made to PR bin/8553; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Wolfram Schneider 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