Byrial Jensen dixit:
~> > > >
~> > > > Date: Wed, 21 Apr 1999 (2752 ad U.c.) 10:36:03 +0200
~> > > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
~> > >
~> > Yes. 822 specified it and 1123 changed the format a little (made it Y2K
~> > happy among other things). Strictly speaking, the above format is
~> > illegal, so who knows how another mail program will parse it.
~>
~> Well, as I read RFC 822, the above format for the Date header is
~> perfectly legal. You may place comments enclosed in parentheses
~> almost everywhere in headers.
~>
~> There may be mail programs which cannot parse it, but it will the
~> fault of these programs.
I hoped to hear that, it does make sense. In fact it's just about
adding some comment to the header without fiddling with the contents.
Thank you, I'll have a look at those RFCs.
Thomas Roessler dixit:
~>
~> While it _may_ be legal to add comments to the date header (I didn't
~> check), that header has to follow a rather strict definition
~> otherwise. Frankly, I don't see any need at all to make this
~> configurable.
Real need? of course not, I wouldn't expect anyone left counting years
in the old Roman Empire's way (though other non-christian cultures do
have different dates). Having said that, there's usually no real need
for most X-headers either.
Regards
Horacio
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