Re: Request: Anyone using bogus / "humorous" X-Message-Flag headers, could we please turn them off

On Oct 5, 2007, at 10:56 , Bill Bartlett wrote:

>> * Given it's an X- header, doesn't that mean the meaning of
>> the value
>> is implementation dependent? What's "bogus" wrt Outlook may not be
>> wrt another mail system or client
>> * Doesn't this indicate that Outlook is broken (for some values of
>> broken)?
>
> Actually, no -- this is why I listed a specific X- header (
> X-Message-Flag ) rather than simply saying "Hey, would everyone please
> turn off their X-headers".  This specific X- header is designed to
> have
> Outlook "flag" a message and display an extra line of text with the
> flag
> comment above the email.

If it were a specific *Outlook* header, shouldn't it be namespaced?
e.g., X-Outlook-Message-Flag? Might not other email clients operate
differently when they encounter the X-Message-Flag? For example, in
your message, I see an X-MSMail-Priority flag, which I assume is a
Microsoft-specific X-header. (I may very well be interpreting this
wrong: brief googling didn't turn up anything, and I'm not an email
guru.)

Anyway, that's all I have to say on the topic: I suggested
alternatives, and as it's not a problem for me — and I don't believe
my emails include X-Message-Flag headers so I'm not contributing to
your problem — hope you find a solution that works for you.

Michael Glaesemann
grzm seespotcode net