Re: inbox without an out!
From: Julio C. Perez (jcperez1@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 09:25:30 -0400
On Fri, 10 Jul 1998 17:27:18 -0400,
in article: 3078 MarchHare@momeraths.org (Sysop John) wrote (in part):
...
>>reader. On the first line of most msgs (the line which begins with "return-
>>path...") there appear to be, in most msgs, a code of some type. Usually
>>it is a letter such as "B" or "E" but sometimes it is a series of ASCII
>>characters (such as sigma). Does anyone know what these codes mean or where
>>I can get a list of definitions for them?
>
>Those should be the number of bytes in the mail message. You cannot
>read them, because they are binary.
...
So if these codes represent the absolute number of bytes in the
msg, then how does Yarn keep track of the status of the msg (read, old, etc.)?
What is the delimiter between one msg and the next?When does the byte count
begin and end?
...
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Julio C. Perez <jcperez1@ix.netcom.com>, <julio@siembra.com>
Access Technology Consultant
New York State Commission for the Blind
270 Broadway, NYC (212) 417-5209
{This means I work with NYS CBVH, but I speak only for myself}
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