> From: Troy Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 14:46:50 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
> | Because it is easier to track delays via Received: headers when they
> | all use the same time zone.
>
> I don't mean to flame (I think this list is a little esoteric and
> hot-tempered as it is), but this seems like a bogus statement, considering
> that I haven't ever seen another MUA do this. (I'm not saying that they
> don't, but I don't recall seeing it.) Is this a let's be different
> because we can mentality, or is there a better reason than this?
>
> | The only head field with a time which is intended for the end user is
> | the Date: field. It should be set by the MUA, in which case qmail
> | won't touch it. For those MUAs which, like BSD mail, don't set the
> | Date: field, consult FAQ #6.1.
>
> I suppose, then, that the "Date:" field in MAILER-DAEMON generated
> messages is not intended for the end user?
That happens to be a fine example of a mail message generated from one of
"those MUAs which, like BSD mail, don't set the Date: field".
As Harald said, Consult FAQ #6.1.
> | Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> | Received: (qmail 18265 invoked for bounce); 21 Apr 1999 21:33:40 -0000
> | Date: 21 Apr 1999 21:33:40 -0000
> | From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> | To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> | Subject: failure notice
>
> Troy
>
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