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Originally Posted by Tim Wood View Post
I'm not sure I follow...

We don't require a space after the "--", though this was through ignorance of the statement in the RFC. Requiring users to type a hidden space there would just confuse them.
Usually, not obeying to standards leads to even more trouble :-)

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Could you give an example of a mail message where you think we'd trim off too much text by doing the first lone "--"?
I frequently format unordered lists like this one (showing the structure of a simple website):

- Home
- Products
-- Product 1
-- Product 2
-- Product 3
- About us
- Contact

Tim