On Thu, 7 Apr 2005, Michael Haardt wrote:
> > If an identical header line is requested several times (provoked, for example, |
> > by multiple RCPT commands), only one copy is actually added to the message. If |
> > the text of the "message" modifier contains one or more newlines that are not |
> > followed by a space or a tab, it is assumed to contain multiple header lines. |
> > Each one is checked for valid syntax; "X-ACL-Warn:" is added to the front of |
> > any line that is not a valid header line. |
>
> Knowing your style, I doubt you could be convinced to change that into
> a panic, right?
Correct. It's been that way for quite a long time.
> I prefer to have software telling me if I do something wrong, than
> trying to fix it up for me, but that is just personal preference.
> I am sure others see things differently and wouldn't appreciate a panic
> unless absolutely needed.
That is exactly the problem. I made a judgement on this particular issue
quite a long time ago. It probably didn't matter which way I judged it -
the other way would just have changed who liked and who disliked it -
but changing it now does not seem the right thing to do.
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