On 17.07.02 21:49, Ben Bucksch Replied As Follows:

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> Jay Garcia wrote:
> 
>>X-mailer is a non-standard header entry as opposed to User_Agent.

> Where is that standard defined? It's not in RF2822.

It was my understanding from a "Netscape Mail/News Programmer" that any
header entry preceded by an "X" was non-standard.

> Note that WW standards are not applicable in mail.
> 
>>You can't have both in the header information.
>>
> Sure you can.

Please explain with an example. I've never seen one, not that one exists.

> And he is talking about display, so displaying either would make sense.
> But not for what our pref was intended: to easily see track which 
> *developers* are using our own product.

Yes, but my understanding is that BOTH cannot or rather ARE not
displayed. To my best recollection, I've never seen both displayed at
the same time in a header. Is there any reason to display both if possible?

> Ben
> 

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