Gary Mauer wrote:
> If the original intent of "Precedence: bulk" was ONLY to flag list mail as
> less important, then as far as I'm concerned, somebody blew it.
>
> I guess if I were only interested in finding mail to delay or dump, I would
> be very appreciative of the original intent of the Precedence: header.
Note that RFC 2076 (Common Internet Message Headers) in
section 3.9 Quality information, has this to say about Precedence:
Sometimes used as a priority value which can influence transmission
speed and delivery. Common values are "bulk" and "first-class". Other
uses is to control automatic replies and to control return-of-content
facilities, and to stop mailing list loops.
It also categorizes it as: Non-standard, controversial, discouraged.
The meanings of which are:
"non-standard" This header is not specified in any of
referenced RFCs which define Internet
protocols, including Internet Standards, draft
standards or proposed standards. The header
appears here because it often appears in e-
mail or Usenet News. Usage of these headers is
not in general recommended. Some header
proposed in ongoing IETF standards development
work, but not yet accepted, are also marked in
this way.
"discouraged" This header, which is non-standard, is known
to create problems and should not be
generated. Handling of such headers in
incoming mail should be done with great
caution.
"controversial" The meaning and usage of this header is
controversial, i.e. different implementors
have chosen to implement the header in
different ways. Because of this, such headers
should be handled with caution and
understanding of the different possible
interpretations.
> And whether or not it turns out that the Precedence: header is a
> contributing factor, it really ought to go, ...
Well in a revision of RFC 2076
http://ring.gr.jp/pub/doc/internet-drafts/draft-ietf-drums-msg-fmt-09.txt
it makes it quite clear that it's "Not Internet standard"
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