ON Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 05:41:22PM -0600, John J. Trammell wrote: > I'd be interested in a link to some documentation on what exactly > they *are* for. Most of what I've found says that X-headers are > pretty much up to the user. After rereading RFC822, I'm forced to agree with you. It leaves the disposition of the "X-" namespace specifically to individual users. I still don't think it's a good idea, however. The headers are primarily intended for administrative or non-human (do I repeat myself?) use and manu MUAs won't even show most of them. Besides, we already have the Internet equivalent of a bumper: a signature file. > > and putting 4 or 5 of them in every email dilutes your message and > > can make you look like a crank. > > OK, how about 1 or 2? :) OK, but you'd better make them count. -- Michael ObMUAAdvocacy: mutt sucks.