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- From: devans@ccubb.com (David Evans)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: EMAIL Formats
- Date: Sat, 10 Feb 96 11:45:05
- Organization: Sysop of CCUBB.COM
- Distribution: world
- Message-ID: <19960210.7C1DE70.A64A@ccubb.com>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: ccubb.com
-
- I have been trying to figure out a correct method of splitting up a persons
- email box into differant files. Obviously various email programs perform this
- function, but I can't seem to figure it out (or see it documented).
-
- Basically, the standard email box for a user contains each letter appended to
- the other. The format of a mail item appears to consist of basically the
- "header" followed by the text of the item. The second "letter" in a persons
- mailbox follows the last letters text and begins with another "header".
-
- I have seen some headers have a "byte" count, but its not consistant. I
- suspect that possibly the message ID has the byte count encrypted but I can't
- seem to find docs on how to decrypt it if I am correct. Anyone have any
- ideas?
-
- Thanks.
-