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In article <823610823snz@seacloud.demon.co.uk>, Ben Ashley
<Ben@seacloud.demon.co.uk> writes

>Demon then sends the message body.  However, my routine keeps checking the
>right 5 characters for the terminating CR/LF.CR/LF, which never seems to come.
>Looking at a log file, it seems as if Demon is not sending the last CR/LF.

I'm a little puzzled by the reference to "the right 5 characters". There
is no obligation for a TCP/IP connection to send you data blocked up
neatly into lines or sections. You might well get the next command sent
at the same time (Mr Nagle encourages this of course!)

ie you need to line image in some way, and only then look for the
terminating dot.

>Also, I know you can finger <domain name>@post.demon.co.uk, to check for 
>waiting mail.  Is this a global facility (IE, will other mail servers have it),
>or is it just demon.  If not, whats the best way to check for waiting mail?

Just Demon. There is no universal way of asking SMTP clients whether
they were thinking of connecting to you :(

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