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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE writes:
> That a file starts with "From " is not sufficient indication that it
> is mbox format.  It might be one message stored in one file.

Right.  That is the case for qmail, where Mail destined to be
collected via POP is typically delivered to a Maildir (one file per
message).  The envelope is stored in the first 2 lines:

  From <envelope-sender>
  Delivered-To: recipient
  Received: ... blah...
  ... etc ...

The pop server, qmail-pop3d, sends the contents of this file to the
client as-is (with '.' escaping and CRLF endings).  It does not care
whether any body lines begin with "From ".

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