The format for the From_ line is defined in RFC976.
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Ronald S. Karr
tron |-<=>-| tron@???
>> I think that the From_ line is subject to a different set of rules to
>> other date formats - its not an RFC822 header at all, but a quaint
>> unix oddity to separate mails.
>>
>> I would say that putting a timezone offset might break a few other
>> mailers as well!
>
>I haven't had any other complaints... Do you know if the format is
>defined anywhere? I can of course trivially remove the timezone offset,
>if people think it is the right thing to do.
>
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