"J. Daniel Smith" <DanS(_at_)bristol(_dot_)com> wrote:
To be strictly compliant, shouldn't formail rename headers to
X-Old-Whatever: instead of Old-Whatever: when using the
"-i Whatever: foo" option?
No. As long as headernames are not claimed by any RFCs, a program can
use any header it wants.
The idea (back then) was that:
- We want to add as little characters as possible, since it would only add
extra clutter. "Old-" was the shortest meaningful prefix I could come
up with.
- If a certain header is in use long enough, future RFCs are likely to
avoid conflicting with it. I'd say, by now, this has become a reality
(formail is in widespread use nowadays).
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