double dash or single dash to commence signatures?
I have noticed that mailman uses a double dash to end message commands. I was under the impression that a dash followed by a space (which we currently have in our disclaimer) was correct. This certainly works with majordomo, which is what we used to use until I became tired of the enormous amount of administration that it took just to set up one list.
Does anyone on this list know which RFC states which is the correct one?
If of course both are valid would you be able to patch mailman to allow "end","--" and "- "?
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On Tuesday 13 April 2004 6:55 am, John.Airey@rnib.org.uk wrote:
I have noticed that mailman uses a double dash to end message commands. I was under the impression that a dash followed by a space (which we currently have in our disclaimer) was correct. This certainly works with majordomo, which is what we used to use until I became tired of the enormous amount of administration that it took just to set up one list.
Does anyone on this list know which RFC states which is the correct one?
If of course both are valid would you be able to patch mailman to allow "end","--" and "- "?
The correct signature separator is (as below)
dash-dash-space-linefeed
Don't know if it was ever an RFC, but it does descend from usenet.
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