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<h1>MSGSEP</h1>

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<h2>Syntax</h2>

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<dt><strong>Envariable</strong></dt>
<dd><p>
<code>M2H_MSGSEP=</code><var>Perl-regexp</var>
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<dt><strong>Element</strong></dt>
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<code>&lt;MSGSEP&gt;<br></code>
<var>Perl-regexp</var><br>
<code>&lt;/MSGSEP&gt;<br></code>
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<dt><strong>Command-line Option</strong></dt>
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<code>-msgsep </code><var>Perl-regexp</var>
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<h2>Description</h2>

<p>MSGSEP defines the Perl regular expression that represents the
message separator for mailbox files.  </p>

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<h2>Default Setting</h2>

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^From
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<p><strong>Note</strong>: There is a space character after
"<code>From</code>".
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<h2>Resource Variables</h2>

<p>N/A
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<h2>Examples</h2>

<p>Some MTAs do not escape lines that start with "<tt>From </tt>".
This will cause <em>MHonArc</em> to split a message into separate
messages since it will treat the line as a message separator
(if <em>MHonArc</em> 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:
</p>

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<b>&lt;MSGSEP></b>
^From \S+\s+\S+\s+\S+\s+\d+\s+\d+:\d+:\d+\s+\d+
<b>&lt;/MSGSEP></b>
</pre>

<p>or</p>

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<b>&lt;MSGSEP></b>
^From\s+(?:"[^"]+"@\S+|\S+)\s+\S+\s+\S+\s+\d+\s+\d+:\d+:\d+\s+\d+
<b>&lt;/MSGSEP></b>
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<p>The second version deals with some systems that have quoted
local parts in the address listed in the separator.
</p>

<p>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 <a href="conlen.html">CONLEN</a> resource,
if applicable.
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<h2>Version</h2>

<p>1.0
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<h2>See Also</h2>

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<a href="conlen.html">CONLEN</a>
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