Olin Lathrop wrote:

> Danny Sauer wrote:
>
>> RFC2821, SMTP (the mail server thing) states that the maximum text
>> line is 1000 chars.  A paragraph can easily be longer than that if run
>> together onto one line, and implementaitons can break lines before
>> that if needed.
>
>
> And if I remember correctly, POP3 either has a shorter minimum
> required line
> limit or is too vague so that there are implementations that truncate at
> 256.  1000 characters may make it thru various SMTP servers and into a
> queue
> fine, but then lines get truncated at 256 characters right before getting
> passed on to your mail client.  It does seem a bit inconsistant, but
> that's
> the way it is.

What's POP3?  I stopped using that years ago when I set up a proper IMAP
server!  :-)

Nate
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