Re: First cut at minimal digest format FAQ

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Chris Lewis wrote:
> A "section" consists of:
>
> <blank line>
> Subject: <subject line>
> <blank line>
> <text>

How about

<blank line>
Subject: <subject line>
<whitespace><more subject> # if necessary
<whitespace><etc ...>
Other-header: <blah> # e.g. Date: if desired
<whitespace><more blah> # if necessary
Another-header: # etc ...
<blank line>
<text>

I believe this is all RFC822 and 1153-compliant. 1) It would be bad to be
more restrictive than existing RFCs. 2) The SGI FAQs, anyway, have Subject:
continuation lines where necessary with leading whitespace and a Date:
line. Can we keep 'em?

> Note that "Subject:" must start in column one and have one blank between it
> and the subject line.

Nit: shouldn't any whitespace do? For that matter, isn't a colon enough?

Cheers,

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