On Thursday, June 5, 2003, 17:58:45, Dan Shadix wrote: D> I agree that this "should" be the correct way to handle it, but that D> still leaves me wondering how Imail handles it. I can't find anything D> in the RFCs that mentions the Precedence field so I guess they can do D> whatever they want.
The only RFC reference I know of is in RFC 2076 "Common Internet Message Headers" ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc2076.txt which has this to say about it. Sometimes used as a priority Precedence: Non-standard, value which can influence controversial, transmission speed and delivery. discouraged. Common values are "bulk" and "first-class". Other uses is to control automatic replies and to control return-of-content facilities, and to stop mailing list loops. "non-standard" This header is not specified in any of referenced RFCs which define Internet protocols, including Internet Standards, draft standards or proposed standards. The header appears here because it often appears in e- mail or Usenet News. Usage of these headers is not in general recommended. Some header proposed in ongoing IETF standards development work, but not yet accepted, are also marked in this way. "controversial" The meaning and usage of this header is controversial, i.e. different implementors have chosen to implement the header in different ways. Because of this, such headers should be handled with caution and understanding of the different possible interpretations. "discouraged" This header, which is non-standard, is known to create problems and should not be generated. Handling of such headers in incoming mail should be done with great caution. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] "The avalanche has already started, it is too Rod Dorman late for the pebbles to vote." � Ambassador Kosh To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
