>> by the way, does anyone know the rationale for the date on the >> unix "From " line? upas sets it to the date the message is originally >> delivered to the inbox. moving it from the inbox to another folder >> does not change the date. > > the date is the date it was delivered. > it's a receiver-side postmark. > but you knew that. what's your question?
right. since the date is attached when delivered to a mailbox, why doesn't this date change when it's delivered to a secondary mailbox? why is the assignment a magical property of the inbox? - erik
