- Barry Warsaw <barry@list.org>:
X-Mailman-Version The version of Mailman that sent the message. It can lose the X- prefix. Modify to: List-Agent, Mediator Next Step: Discuss
I like List-Agent much more than User-Agent, since Mailman is only tenuously under any control of the user. I like having this header under the List- prefix, so I Mediator doesn't appeal to me.
Here's why I would prefer "Mediator":
What we want is a header field name that indicates the message has been accepted, modified and forwared by a program.
The header field name 'List-Agent' does that, but it is specific to mailing lists. The term 'Mediator' describes the same, but it is general in meaning. Any instance modifying and forwarding a message can use it.
If we use List-Agent others will have to register another header field name - 'Mediator' would fit for all.
p@rick
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