Re: MTA problem

[Dale Scheetz <dwarf@symnet.net>]

On Sat, 28 Oct 1995, Bernd S. Brentrup wrote:

> Dale Scheetz writes:
> >
> >
> >On 28 Oct 1995, Kai Henningsen wrote:
> >
> >.
> >.
> >.
> 
> These lines containing a single dot did confuse popclient as well as smail
> (after I saved the message at the maildrop and got it using ftp).
> 
> I remember there was an RFC that said something about these lines, but I don't
> have them at hand to tell which program violates the protocol.
> 
> As a quick measure, please don't send the character sequences
> 	"\n.\r\n" or "\n.\n"
> 
> Charles, this seems to be the cause for the duplicate messages you saw, had the same
> effect over here.
> 
> -- Siggy (the middle S.)
> 
> 
Sorry about that guys. I'll be sure not to do that again!

Can you forgive me?

Dale