[comp.mail.elm] What is the proper way to forward mail?

root@hobbes.UUCP (Super Duper) (11/14/87)

Elm's Filter program can be used to forward messages.  When used in such a
way, filter transforms the following header:

	From uwspan!uwvax!puff.cs.wisc.edu!jeff
	Date: some date
	From: jeff@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Jeff Public)
	Subject: something
	To: plocher@hobbes.uucp

into
	Subject: "something"
	From: Filter of plocher@hobbes <plocher>
	To: newperson@newmachine
	X-Filtered-by: Filter version xxx

As I read RFC822 it *should* be doing this instead:
	
	Date: some date
	Resent-Date: date forwarded
	From: jeff@puff.cs.wisc.edu (Jeff Public)
	Resent-From: plocher@uwspan
	Resent-Sender: Filter program used by John Plocher <plocher@uwspan>
	Subject: something
	To: plocher@hobbes.uucp
	Resent-To: newperson@newmachine


The questions:
	Do I understand things OK?

	Is the current Filter behavior correct?

	What will break if I try to use the Resent- fields as shown in
	the last example? 

	What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything?

-John

ps.  Don't bother answering the last one - I know what the answer to *that* one
is cuz my digital watch told it to me :-)

ron@topaz.rutgers.edu (Ron Natalie) (11/17/87)

The header is illegal solely because it has no date line.
There are not any strict requirements for formatting resent
mail as long as you obey the rules in general.  The resent
lines are there only if you want to use them.

-Ron