-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mark Brown wrote: > [Message-Id] >> The only constraint is that the string after @ is a resolvable domain name. > > That is not the case. The hostname used for the Message-Id should be > unique in order to minimise the possibility of duplicate Message-Ids > being generated for different articles. It doesn't need to be > resolvable, it just needs to be something that is not used by any other > system.
News clients should not create message ids using a random "something" after the @: RFC 1036 *suggests* that Message-Ids /should/ be conformant with RFC (2)822 and have the form [EMAIL PROTECTED], where host_fqdn is the "full name of the host at which the message entered the network, including a domain that host is in". At least from my experience I can witness that there exist systems (mail and news) that resolve the domain part of a message id (i.e. at least the part following the first dot; if not TLD). So in theory, you are right and there is no difference between theory and practice -- but in practice, there is. ;-) > I'm discussing this with the Leafnode author now. thanks & kindest regards - -- Michael -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFHiPVf2AeXPDkfIYIRAktUAJ9LK4wHKovdz+E/VqzDTrWZU/FLewCg7MUq e0W7uqrsIiLs5FEiMvXl23M= =ocC9 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
