Another New Feature Request

[Steve Lamb]

Tuesday, November 02, 1999, 10:47:27 AM, Steve wrote:
> Tuesday, November 02, 1999, 9:33:07 AM, Bill wrote:
>> I am suggesting a new RFC and new or modified mail software. BTW, 1-line
>> paragraphs are great.

>     1-line paragraphs are a pain in the ass.  What your proposing is a
> complete change in how email has been done for almost 20-years.  I think that
> if it were *really* a problem in that time a change would have been made.

    To complete this thought.  RFC821, page 42.

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The maximum total length of a text line including the <CRLF> is 1000
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    821 is dated 8/82 and is not being shown as being superceded by any other
document.  Translation for the not-technical, a single-line paragraph is a bad
idea for if it exceeds 1000 characters (~12 "lines") the SMTP should reject
the message for having lines which are too long.  This is one standard I don't
particularly care to see removed or revised.

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