On Sep 07 18:32 96, david begley of 3:711/934.4 wrote to Jerry Schwartz:

JS>> The X- lines in an ARPA SMTP header can be used for anything, ANYTHING at
JS>> all.  If some more sophisticated mail system (such as an X.400 compliant
JS>> one) is tunnelling through SMTP, you can find all kinds of stuff in
JS>> there.

db> Jerry, without quoting something from the message to which you are 
db> replying, I have no idea why you're sending me this!  I certainly don't 
db> recall saying that there were restrictions on "X-" headers.

I can't remember why I felt it necessary to make that point, nor why your
name was on my reply.

db> Oh, and there's no such thing as "ARPA SMTP" -
"ARPA" died a long time ago 
db> (in a galaxy, far, far, away?).  ;-)

True, but many mail systems still refer to that stuff as the "ARPA" header.

Jerry Schwartz
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