[bit.listserv.mailbook] Disappearing headerlines

POSTMAST@TECMTYVM.BITNET (Juan M. Courcoul) (01/17/90)

This problem had been mentioned previously, in the XMAILER (Crosswell
Mailer) discussion list, if I remember correctly. It is a known bug in
Mailer 2.04 and previous versions: if the FIRST file processed by
Mailer upon startup is in BSMTP format, all files will be headerless,
with just the 'RECEIVED...' line.

The solution is to upgrade to MAILER 2.05 (the current version), available
on PUCC's LISTSERV, as the MAILR2 PACKAGE (object code version) or the
MAILR2S PACKAGE (source and object code version).

Cheers,

Juan

NADWL@HDEDH1.BITNET (Scott Ophof) (01/17/90)

Problem:

Sometimes (not often), There's one or two items in my UNREAD notebook that
have no header *at all*, or only the "Received:" line.
The body of the item is normally intact, and the blank line between header
and body is present.

This has not started recently, but I remember it from at least a year or so
ago.  I'm reporting it now, because I got a message from a user at another
site here in the Netherlands reporting the same problem with a note I sent
him.

And in the past year we've updated MAIL/BOOK at least twice, which makes me
suspect it's not really a problem with MAIL/BOOK itself.  The Crosswell
MAILER has also gone through 2 updates in that same timespan.  I can't tie
disappearing headers to system problems either (like system abends or such).

Does anyone have *any* hints / advice / tips / equiv. problems / solutions?

Regards.
Scott/