Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:40:00 -0800 (PST) From: Bodo Rueskamp <br@rueskamp.com> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: bin/8553: /usr/libexec/mail.local doesn't handle ">From " lines transparently Message-ID: <199811032340.PAA14559@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/8553; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Bodo Rueskamp <br@rueskamp.com> 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
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