Subject: Re: bin/36401: Bug in fmt(1) with lines that start with a period.
To: None <gnats-admin@netbsd.org, netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org,>
From: Christos Zoulas <christos@zoulas.com>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/29/2007 17:30:06
The following reply was made to PR bin/36401; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: christos@zoulas.com (Christos Zoulas)
To: gnats-bugs@NetBSD.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,
	netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org, andrews@sdf.lonestar.org
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Subject: Re: bin/36401: Bug in fmt(1) with lines that start with a period.
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 11:29:04 -0400

 On May 29,  3:05pm, reed@reedmedia.net ("Jeremy C. Reed") wrote:
 -- Subject: Re: bin/36401: Bug in fmt(1) with lines that start with a period.
 
 |  It is a feature. It should be documented.
 
 I just did.
 
 |  
 |  Also it also doesn't do formatting on some mail headers -- and that 
 |  should be documented. (man page does mention "format mail messages" 
 |  though.)
 
 Again.
 
 |  Both FreeBSD and OpenBSD use a complete rewrite
 |  originally from http://www.mccaughan.org.uk/g/software.html
 |  
 |  Both the OpenBSD and FreeBSD CVS include various improvements and fixes 
 |  beyond the version linked from above.
 
 Such as?
 
 |  It has improved man page and several switches to choose the desired 
 |  behaviour.
 
 Our has now too.
 
 |  Anyone interested in using version from OpenBSD or FreeBSD?
 |  
 |  I didn't see any fmt regress script for testing.
 
 Neither did I.
 
 christos