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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 11:52 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Possible list bug [It IS a bug]
On Fri, 15 Sep 2000, Luke C Gavel wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> If I type more than two dots consecutively on separate lines, the
> remainder of the message seems to get truncated. To confirm
> this, I'm trying it in this message again:
>
> _______________________________________________
> Redhat-list mailing list
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
>
Folks, here's the remainder of that message (without the dots):
> <dot>
> <dot>
> <dot>
> You probably won't see this, (nor I) but if I or you do see
> this part of my message, my suspicions are incorrect. I just
> had to confirm this, since it seemed to have happened twice
> already.
> Have a nice day,
> L.G.
Straight from the source:
RFC 821
4.1.1 Command Semantics
DATA (DATA)
The mail data is terminated by a line containing only a
period, that is the character sequence "<CRLF>.<CRLF>" (see
Section 4.5.2 on Transparency). This is the end of mail
data indication.
4.5.2 TRANSPARENCY
...In general, users are not aware of such "forbidden"
sequences....
1. Before sending a line of mail text the sender-SMTP checks
the first character of the line. If it is a period, one
additional period is inserted at the beginning of the line.
2. When a line of mail text is received by the receiver-SMTP
it checks the line. If the line is composed of a single
period it is the end of mail. If the first character is a
period and there are other characters on the line, the first
character is deleted.
....
END RFC Quote
Determining where the problem lies takes a bit more troubleshooting. Does
the same thing occur if you send this message to other recipients
(indicating problem with your sender-SMTP not dot-stuffing your message)?
Does it occur on this list for others (Redhat receiving your message ok, but
not dot-stuffing when it remails the message)?
Well, let's try the later. I'll send a <CRLF>.<CRLF> now.
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