--- qmail-smtpd.c.orig	Wed Nov 13 01:42:44 2002
+++ qmail-smtpd.c	Wed Nov 13 02:50:46 2002
@@ -444,17 +444,16 @@
     }
     switch(state) {
       case 0:
-        if (ch == '\n') straynewline();
+        if (ch == '\n') { state = 1; break; }
         if (ch == '\r') { state = 4; continue; }
         break;
       case 1: /* \r\n */
-        if (ch == '\n') straynewline();
         if (ch == '.') { state = 2; continue; }
         if (ch == '\r') { state = 4; continue; }
-        state = 0;
+        if (ch != '\n') state = 0;
         break;
       case 2: /* \r\n + . */
-        if (ch == '\n') straynewline();
+        if (ch == '\n') return;	/* this is what sendmail-8.8.4 does -djg */
         if (ch == '\r') { state = 3; continue; }
         state = 0;
         break;