majordomo altering messages fwd

J. Dashiell (dashiell@nadc.nadc.navy.mil)
Wed, 29 May 1996 13:43:28 -0400

If the first word of your message ends with a ':' (colon), such as
From:
be sure to place a blank line before it. I just discovered that a mess
can be created if you don't, including several people not receiving your
message. What happens is that 'majordomo' thinks it and possibly
subsequent lines belong in the message header instead of the message body
(which can be handy if that's what you intend). Unfortunately, if you
don't intend for 'majordomo' to do this, it can mean that I receive lots
of bouncy messages from mailers who couldn't understand the message
header. Again, 'majordomo' interprets the first lines of the message body
up until a blank line if those lines begin with words that end with ':'
(colon), so putting a blank line at the top of your message tells
'majordomo' to quit trying to interpret the message body. This is only
significant if the first word of your message happens to end with ':'
(colon). If any of
this doesn't make sense, write to me directly at jddjeff@Sasquatch.Com.

Thanks,
-> JDD -->>
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From: "Jeff D. Doran (JDD(Jeff))" <jddjeff@sasquatch.com>
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Subject: important note about 'majordomo' altering messages
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