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Kai.Grossjohann@CS.Uni-Dortmund.DE (Kai Gro=DFjohann) writes:

> > Right.  So it still seems that the first part of the Message-ID
> > (before @) should be enough to guarantee uniqueness if done
> > correctly.  Perhaps if it was a combination of random time, and an
> > aggregate of username and numeric userid, then it would not matter
> > if `user-mail-address' was used for the second part of the ID.
> > Right?
>=20
> The standard says that the rhs should uniquely identify the host, and
> the lhs should uniquely identify the messages from that host.  I
> suggest to stick with the standard.  This means to NOT use a rhs like
> "hotmail.com".=20

So in other words, my above assertion is correct, and you now resist
solely because of this "standard"?

I question whether this is really a standard because of how many other
MUAs use the user's defined e-mail address for the rhs of the
message-id.  Mozilla and Mutt immediately come to mind.  I'm sure
there are others as well.  The qmail MTA also allows users to freely
masquerade the hostname of their message-ids to whatever they want.