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The Hash Convention For Mail System Status Codes (HCMSSC)
draft-bernstein-hcmssc-05

Document Type Expired Internet-Draft (individual)
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Author D. J. Bernstein
Last updated 1997-02-03 (Latest revision 1998-08-14)
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Abstract

RFC 1893 defines codes for mail delivery failures. For example, code 5.1.1 means that the specified mailbox does not exist. The qmail package sprays these codes all over the place, by adding a code to the text of every error message, preceded by a hash mark and surrounded by parentheses. It avoids using hash marks elsewhere.

Authors

D. J. Bernstein

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