Lars Hecking wrote:
>
> > Is it possible to mark a message as Important or Urgent, so that the
> > receiver notices this.
> > I know this is common for other clients (Importance: or X-Priority:).
> > It is of course possible to add this manually, but shouldn't this be an
> > standard mail client feature? Or this not depreciated?
>
> I don't think there's a standard way of doing, or even a standard used
> by MUAs. Unless M$ introduced another one through the backdoor ...
>
> Some MUAs (elm, I think) provide support for a Precedence: header, but
> this header does something very different: it allows to tweak the
> priority of messages (= sort order) in sendmail's queue. The algorithm
> behind that is described in the Sendmail Installation and Operation Guide.
it's different to "Important" but very closely related to "Urgent" :)
> rfc2076: 3.9 Quality information
>
> Can be "normal", "urgent" or "non- Priority: RFC 1327, not for
> urgent" and can influence general usage.
> transmission speed and delivery.
>
> 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.
>
> Palme Informational [Page 13]
>
> RFC 2076 Internet Message Headers February 1997
>
>
> A hint from the originator to the Importance: RFC 1327 and
> recipients about how important a RFC 1911,
> message is. Values: High, normal experimental
> or low. Not used to control
> transmission speed.
>
> How sensitive it is to disclose Sensitivity: RFC 1327 and
> this message to other people than RFC 1911,
> the specified recipients. Values: experimental
> Personal, private, company
> confidential. The absence of this
> header in messages gatewayed from
> X.400 indicates that the message
> is not sensitive.
>
> Body parts are missing. Incomplete- RFC 1327, not for
> Copy: general usage.
looks like "Importance:" is valid.
raf
