Joseph Brennan writes: > > date:31 Jul 09 10:13 -0800 > Do they really write "date:" instead of "Date:"? That violates RFC 2822.
No it doesn't. Header fields names are case-insensitive. > A space after : is shown in every example in 2822, but I don't see a > requirement that it be there. It is extremely unusual not to see it. There is no requirement for a space after a colon. (but yes, the rest of the header field body is wrong) Mark