Hello Dwight,

>> This, to me, has the advantage that full integrity of received
>> message is maintained, including all the headers.
>
> What is with this obsession with "the full integrity of received
> message?" Maybe that is the least important aspect of the messages
> someone wants to edit.

Yes, maybe.

> If integrity is so important, why are we allowed to separate
> attachments from the rest of the message, or to delete an attachment?

http://www.thefreedictionary.com/attachment

,----- [  ]
| a. A supplementary part; an accessory: /bought a vacuum cleaner with
| several attachments/. See Synonyms at _appendage_.
| 
| b. A supplementary document that is attached to a primary document:
| /stapled two attachments to the memorandum/.
`-----

Seems to me that 'supplementary' is the key. 

-- 
Best regards,

Miguel A. Urech (El Escorial - Spain)
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