PGP: sequencing messages

[Steve Lamb]

Wednesday, April 05, 2000, 8:10:32 AM, Trevor wrote:
> I think we're referring to different things. How is this a bug? Are
> you saying that some RFC says the *client* is supposed to add the
> unique message id instead of the *server*?

    I can't think of one off hand.  However, at the same time let me ask you
this, is there one that says the /server/ must?

X-Mailer: The Bat! (v1.39) Personal
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    TB! generates a MSGID on its own.

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    mutt generates its own.

    I know that servers will /add/ things that are missing if needed.  Some of
the things it may add are a domain to make an email address complete (eg
morpheus@rpglink.com versus morpheus), date (even though this is required by
RFC822, the server will add it at the time it gets the message) and, IMHO,
MSGID.  In short, it is standard and expected behavior that the agent that
generates the message assigns the MSGID.  This has been the practice on pretty
much everything that I can remember in email, news and even FTN.

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