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Re: Implications of MIME for Transport

1992-04-14 11:10:39
Thanks for the clarification on encodings vs. embeddings.  Glad there's
no problem.

Excerpts from mail: 14-Apr-92 Re: Implications of MIME fo.. Nathaniel
Borenstein(_at_)thu (1080*)

Nit:
In the above example, the ONLY thing that is not 'boilerplate" is the
choice of boundary string.  The phrase "unique-boundary" should be
replaced by a string that does not appear (prefixed by CRLF and two
hyphens) in any of the body parts.

Nope: the string may not appear ANYWHERE in any of the body parts.  It
is insufficient that it not appear prefixed by CRLF and two hyphens.

I don't understand why you think this is the case.  I believe you're 
wrong here.  What's the problem if the boundary appears without the
leading "--"?

OK, sorry, I'm wrong; no problem if the boundary appears without the
leading ``--''.  But there's a problem even if it appears not prefixed
by CRLF and ``--''.  That is, the string, with its ``--'' prefix, may
not appear anywhere in any of the body parts, irrespective of whether it
appears after a CRLF.

                Craig