robin szemeti wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 February 2003 15:30, Lusercop wrote:
> > Which RFC is the "-- " (not /^--\s/) defined in?
> 
> to be precise, it is defined as "\n-- \n"
> 
> > I always thought it was a USEFOR thing, and therefore not
> > on the standards track. I suppose it could be in the
> > Nettiquette RFC, but I don't remember seeing it there.
> 
> ummm ... I *thought* it was actually in one ... hmm RFC2646 
> mentions it, so does RFC1036

I've always connected it with RFC1036, i.e. Usenet, with the use for email
just being a "natural extension".

Cheers,
Philip
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