/* This gets the next byte from the SMTP input buffer. If the buffer is empty,
it flushes the output, and refills the buffer, with a timeout. The signal
handler is set appropriately by the calling function. This function is not used
/* This gets the next byte from the SMTP input buffer. If the buffer is empty,
it flushes the output, and refills the buffer, with a timeout. The signal
handler is set appropriately by the calling function. This function is not used