MSGSEP

Syntax

Envariable: M2H_MSGSEP=Perl-regexp
Element: <MSGSEP> Perl-regexp
</MSGSEP>
Command-line Option: -msgsep Perl-regexp

Description

MSGSEP defines the Perl regular expression that represents the message separator for mailbox files.

Default Setting

^From

Note: There is a space character after "From".

Resource Variables

N/A

Examples

Some MTAs do not escape lines that start with "From ". This will cause MHonArc to split a message into separate messages since it will treat the line as a message separator (if MHonArc is processing a mailbox file). One way to help avoid this problem is to set the MSGSEP resource to a more specific regular expression. For example:

<MSGSEP>
^From \S+\s+\S+\s+\S+\s+\d+\s+\d+:\d+:\d+\s+\d+
</MSGSEP>

<MSGSEP>
^From\s+(?:"[^"]+"@\S+|\S+)\s+\S+\s+\S+\s+\d+\s+\d+:\d+:\d+\s+\d+
</MSGSEP>

The second version deals with some systems that have quoted local parts in the address listed in the separator.

It is still possible to get bogus splitting if a message contains a line that matches the regexp. Therefore, you may want to activate the CONLEN resource, if applicable.

Version

1.0