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prj@po.cwru.edu (Paul Jarc) writes:

> It ensures that this Message-ID won't be the same as any Message-ID
> produced on another correctly configured system; this is exactly
> what the use of (system-name) is intended to guarantee.

But it is only an intention.  As I mentioned, (system-name) doesn't
return a fqdn on all operating systems (such as Solaris).