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Re: smtpupd-12: <SP> optional in replies?

Eric Allman <eric+ietf@sendmail.org> Wed, 02 August 2000 14:29 UTC

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Subject: Re: smtpupd-12: <SP> optional in replies?
In-reply-to: Mail from Gregory Neil Shapiro <gshapiro@gshapiro.net> dated Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:43:29 PDT <14725.1009.660906.108929@monkeyboy.gshapiro.net>
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I'm sorry, I'm supposed to suggest modified text....

In 4.2.1, I suggest changing:

  In many cases the SMTP client then simply needs to search for the reply
  code followed by <SP> at the beginning of a line, and ignore all
  preceding lines.

to:

  In many cases the SMTP client then simply needs to search for a line
  beginning with the reply code followed by <SP> or <CRLF>, and ignore
  all preceding lines.

eric



============= In Reply To: ===========================================
: From:  Gregory Neil Shapiro <gshapiro@gshapiro.net>
: Subject:  smtpupd-12: <SP> optional in replies?
: Date:  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 21:43:29 -0700 (PDT)

: Section 4.2.1 states, "In many cases the SMTP client then simply needs to
: search for the reply code followed by <SP> at the beginning of a line."
: 
: Earlier in section 4.2, the document claims the <SP> part of the text
: portion of the reply and is therefore optional (the ABNF backs up this
: fact).  The quoted text from 4.2.1 conflicts with this.

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