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- From: casper@fwi.uva.nl (Casper H.S. Dik)
- Subject: Re: Newmbox-length of mbox != spool mailbox length!!
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.133540.23865@fwi.uva.nl>
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- References: <1992Nov12.162136.14083@Logix.DE> <BxM6Go.GMs@news.cso.uiuc.edu> <1992Nov13.152624.24401@kocrsv01.delcoelect.com> <1992Nov19.070429.2664@paradise.pegasus.com> <1992Nov19.201106.493@DSI.COM>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 13:35:40 GMT
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- syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) writes:
-
- >bud@paradise.pegasus.com (Bud Carlson) writes:
- >>If mime support is not being built in, why care about the Content at all ???
-
- >because many sites that honor it, no longer escape imbeeded "From " lines.
- >Thus the content-length is needed to determine message seperation.
-
- True, but shouldn't the Content-Length header be added on final
- delivery? There are still sites munging message bodies out there
- (think bitnet). If a sites MUAs honor it, it should be added on final
- delivery at that site. That is the only way you can be certain that
- the header is correct. If it's wrong, you may get yourself in a lot
- of trouble.
-
- Casper
-