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Re: [ietf-822] "--" first in lines to indicate start of signature

2016-01-02 14:49:22
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In message <D6D98A12-74D5-45CB-86AD-3BDE6A931CFF(_at_)dsv(_dot_)su(_dot_)se>, 
Jacob Palme
<jpalme(_at_)dsv(_dot_)su(_dot_)se> writes

A common convention is that e-mail messages contain a short description of the 
author, called "signature" and the start of this is indicated by a line only 
containing the two characters "--".

no ... it's two dashes then a space

Is this convention recommended or discused in some IETF standard? I cannot 
find 
it in rfc5322.

it comes from Usenet -- see RFC3676 #4.3

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richard                                                   Richard Clayton

Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary 
Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. Benjamin Franklin 11 Nov 1755

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