List-Id: A Structured Field and Namespace for the Identification of Mailing Lists
RFC 2919, “List-Id: A Structured Field and Namespace for the Identification of Mailing Lists”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2001 by R. Chandhok, G. Wenger. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
Software that handles electronic mailing list messages (servers and user agents) needs a way to reliably identify messages that belong to a particular mailing list. With the advent of list management headers, it has become even more important to provide a unique identifier for a mailing list regardless of the particular host that serves as the list processor at any given time. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.
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