Re: Problem with mailx in ESIX 4.0.4

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From: Tony L. Hansen
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 19:38

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< From: hmc@cs.hw.ac.uk (Hugh Conner)

< We have several 486 based systems running ESIX 4.0.4. When using the mailx
< command to read mail messages a problem occurs if the first word on a line
< of the message is 'from'. I notice that when sending mail if the first
< word is 'From' with a capital F it replaces it with '>From' which I assume
< is meant to stop the mail reader treating it as the start of a new
< message. This does happen with 'from' and although /bin/mail reads the
< message ok, mailx decides that the line starting 'from' is a new message.
< Does anyone know a patch for this or should I just compile a decent mail
< reader and scrap mailx.

This was fixed in System V release 4.1 ES. The fix should be available from
your vendor.

					Tony Hansen
			    hansen@pegasus.att.com, tony@attmail.com
				att!pegasus!hansen, attmail!tony

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From: hansen@pegasus.att.com (Tony L. Hansen)
Subject: Re: Problem with mailx in ESIX 4.0.4
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Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 19:38:28 GMT
Message-ID: <1992Dec28.193828.17739@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>
Summary: from problem fixed in SVR4.1
References: <1992Dec15.154511.27086@cs.hw.ac.uk>
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