From: <Nick_Shelness@motorcity2.lotus.com>
To: "Detailed Revision/Update of Message Standards" <drums@cs.utk.edu>
Message-Id: <8025654D.002D1E71.00@motorcity2.lotus.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 08:27:14 +0000
Subject: Re: No comments in Message-ID/In-Reply-To/References
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All,

viz Chris' request for feedback.

 > A) Disallow generation of comments and whitespace in message-IDs (on the
 >   grounds it interoperates better with news).
Yup.
> B) Remove In-Reply-To from the generate grammar (on the grounds it is
>    confusing).
I think we can retain it in the generate grammar, if we make clear that it
is for display purposes only, and has no other semantic role.

 > C) Make the References algorithm ignore In-Reply-To (on the grounds it
can
 >    result in duplicate or bogus entries in References).
Yup.

Maybe the References algorithm should also address the normalization of
message-IDs (i.e. the stripping of comments and whitespace) during
construction of a Refereneces value. If we don't then an RFC 822 bis
conformant UA will have to generate a non-conformant References string.

Nick