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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

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