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Article #1610Re: Status line in headers
From: Dan Heller
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 1990 19:10
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 1990 19:10
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In article <:YD5PR7@xds13.ferranti.com> peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes: > In article <1990Aug21.114941.13504@cs.eur.nl> reino@cs.eur.nl (Reino de Boer) writes: > > Could someone tell me what the "Status: " line in mail headers is used > > for ? > > O Opened. You have read mail since this message > was deposited in your mailbox. > R Read. You have actually read this message (how much > depends on the MUA, most will set this flag if you > have only seen the first page). Mush uses this status line as well to track whether or not you've saved mail, printed it, replied to it, forwarded it to others. etc.. -- dan ---------------------------------------------------- O'Reilly && Associates argv@sun.com / argv@ora.com Opinions expressed reflect those of the author only.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!sun!argv From: argv@turnpike.Eng.Sun.COM (Dan Heller) Newsgroups: comp.mail.misc Subject: Re: Status line in headers Message-ID: <141237@sun.Eng.Sun.COM> Date: 23 Aug 90 19:10:09 GMT References: <1990Aug21.114941.13504@cs.eur.nl> <:YD5PR7@xds13.ferranti.com> Sender: news@sun.Eng.Sun.COM Organization: O'Reilly && Associates Lines: 19