> if you view the date that way, as an integral part > of the delivered message, it would sure be strange > if saving the message to a different folder altered > the delivery date. receiving a message and filing > a message are two very different things. > >> so copying a message >> really copies the rfc/822 part. the from line is an awkward appendage. >> it is strange to carry it forward in the special case of copying a mail >> from one box to another. > > the rfc822 part is the awkward appendage. > mail used to be simple.
a compelling argument. i agree. - erik
