[pmmail-list] PMMail doesn't generate Message-Id

[Rod... Whitworth]

On Tue, 18 Sep 2001 15:32:36 +0100, Brian Morrison wrote:

>If they read RFC822 they will see that the first server in the chain
>MUST add a MessageID if one is not already present. All mail must have
>a globally unique ID.

RFC822 is obsolete replaced by RFC2822.
IAC 822 lists Message-ID as optional (sec 4.1 on p17) 
RFC2822 says the field SHOULD be present so it is not mandatory (3.6.4)
and as a result it cannot require any particular agent to instantiate
it.

The Johnson book says that it should be inserted by the first MTA if
not done by the MUA which makes sense but you can not enforce it.


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