From: daz <dooby@...10.karoo.co.uk>
Date: 2003-11-24T14:52:11+09:00
Subject: Re: Threads falling apart


"ts" wrote:
> >>>>> "R" == Robert Klemme <bob.news@gmx.net> writes:
>
> R> recently my NR often fails to put news threads together.  Is it just my NR
> R> or is there still something wrong with the News <-> Mail gateway?
>
>  Probably a problem with the gateway
>
>  See the newline after Message-Id: and In-Reply-To:
>
>
> Guy Decoux
>


Right.  The format is valid but presents an edge case.

<From  http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2822.html >
2.1.1. Line Length Limits
    Each line of characters MUST be no more than 998 characters,
    and SHOULD be no more than 78 characters, excluding the CRLF.
</>

Message id's can be long and can't wrap, so the mail agent raising
the problem has given the best possible chance of avoiding a
"disastrous wrap" by starting with a CRLF.

Meanwhile everyone else's mail/news agents are flouting the
recommendations by sending lines of more than 78 characters
without a care in the world.

IMHO they're lucky that email isn't transmitted on punch cards.


Herr Oelkers will look into it  :-)


daz