>>>>> "Jethro" == Jethro R Binks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Jethro> The point of the X- prefix was to guarantee a namespace that Jethro> would never be used by any subsequent standard, and was thus Jethro> safe for arbitrary use. The suggestion seems to have gone Jethro> away over time for whatever reason. The reason is fairly simple when you think about it. If you encourage people to use an X- prefix when inventing new headers, and those headers then become popular and widespread, you then have the problem that you can never standardize those headers because the X- prefix is reserved. -- Andrew, Supernews http://www.supernews.com -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
