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Re: (lack of) message header field ordering

2005-03-11 10:36:24

Tony Finch <dot(_at_)dotat(_dot_)at> wrote:

I'm proposing that the 2822 syntax should be extended to allow arbitrary
fields to be appended to the start of the header, in a similar manner to
Received: and Resent-* fields.

   At first blush, this seems like a very good idea. There are a number
of things which are trace-like; and forcing them into the non-trace area
tends to confuse the ordering of the non-trace headers.

   OTOH, there _might_ be some existing MTA this would break, though I
can't think why...

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John Leslie <john(_at_)jlc(_dot_)net>