roman@sigma.UUCP (Bill Roman) (12/03/86)
In article <3700@watmath.UUCP> atbowler@watmath.UUCP (Alan T. Bowler [SDG]) writes: > [...] I know I send enough messages >like "coming for supper?" that have no real meaning if the person >doesn't see them soon enough. Being able to retract them avoids >bothering the person with unneeded mail. Pardon my ignorance - can this be done with the "Expires:" line?
bill@sigma.UUCP (William Swan) (12/04/86)
In <948@sigma.UUCP> roman@sigma.UUCP (Bill Roman) writes: >In <3700@watmath.UUCP> atbowler (Alan T Bowler [SDG]): >>[...] I know I send enough messageslike "coming for supper?" that have >>no real meaning if the person doesn't see them soon enough. Being able >>to retract them avoids bothering the person with unneeded mail. >Pardon my ignorance - can this be done with the "Expires:" line? I don't think so. I don't think it's in the default mail header (I cannot recall ever seeing it except in news), and I don't know of any code that supports it. Would sure be a nice idea, though. -- chan 'eil Gaidhlig math againn /kha nel' gal'ig' mweh ag0n'/ (we do not speak good Gaelic)