Re: [LI] Mail Headers - What do they mean ?

[Sudhakar Chandrasekharan <thaths@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ravi proclaimed:
>   I saw this in the headers of one mail from a persin using an @usa.net
> email address:


> ------
> X-MSMail-Priority: High
> X-Priority: 1                      
> What other values can it take and what do they signify?

The X- prefix says that this is an experimental header.  It is considered
experimental because it is not yet a standard.  So I don't think you'd find
too much official documentation on possible values.

I am more bothered by the X-MSMail-Priority header.  Should I configure
mutt to send out an 'X-MUA-Rating: TheBest'?

> Sender: owner-linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> X-Loop: linux-india@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx   <--------- Whats this ?

Hmmmm.

> X-Url: http://www.linux-india.org        <---------- How does once
> incorporate an X-URL column in his mails?

This one is plugged in by majordomo.  If you have a highly configurable
Mail User Agent (read, many of the unix MUAs) you can configure it to send
out any custom mail header.  Popular ones include 'X-Standard-Disclaimer:
true' (meaning "Anything I say does not represent the views of my employer
...") etc.

Thaths
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