Re: More thoughts on From: lines

[Len Sassaman <rabbi@abditum.com>]

On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Peter Palfrader wrote:

> Yes, better only agree on a list of Header lines that may be set by the
> user:
>
> To
> Subject

...

> References
> In-Reply-To
> Mime-Version
> Content-Type
> Content-Disposition

These five have to be set by the client, not the user[1]. In the case of
References and In-Reply-To, this means that the client must have the
referenced message available to it.


> On how clients should create them in The One Canonical and secure way
> should be a different document.

Perhaps for clarity. Though, that doc must be written prior to the Type
III spec doc, so that the Type III spec doc can require adherence to it.

[1] User settings are arbitrary. Client settings are canonicalized.