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To: 9fans@9fans.net
From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 22:31:01 -0400
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Subject: Re: [9fans] upas/fs
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>> by the way, does anyone know the rationale for the date on the
>> unix "From " line?  upas sets it to the date the message is originally
>> delivered to the inbox.  moving it from the inbox to another folder
>> does not change the date.
>
> the date is the date it was delivered.
> it's a receiver-side postmark.
> but you knew that.  what's your question?

right.  since the date is attached when delivered to a mailbox,
why doesn't this date change when it's delivered to a secondary
mailbox?  why is the assignment a magical property of the inbox?

- erik