From owner-freebsd-bugs Tue Nov 3 15:40:01 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA04625 for freebsd-bugs-outgoing; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:40:01 -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 PAA04583 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:39:59 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.5) id PAA14559; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:40:00 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:40:00 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199811032340.PAA14559@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG From: Bodo Rueskamp Subject: Re: bin/8553: /usr/libexec/mail.local doesn't handle ">From " lines transparently Reply-To: Bodo Rueskamp 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: Bodo Rueskamp To: wosch@panke.de.freebsd.org (Wolfram Schneider) Cc: br@rueskamp.com, FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/8553: /usr/libexec/mail.local doesn't handle ">From " lines transparently Date: Wed, 4 Nov 1998 00:32:18 +0100 (CET) Wolfram: > Bodo: > > 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 The '>' char is UNIX standard since 20 years (or more). We shouldn't change that. We just have to do the escape algorithm right. (and do the right unescape algorithm in /usr/bin/mail et al) ; Bodo -- Bodo Rüskamp, br@rueskamp.com, 51°55' N 7°41' E A Unix a day keeps Linux away. . f y cnnt rd ths y mst b sng a brkn mlr To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message