From: Maurizio Codogno (mau@beatles.cselt.it)
Date: Mon Nov 24 1997 - 07:48:03 CST
% The References header contents lists space separated message-IDs of
% precursors. The format of the References header is defined in the Message
% Format Standard [MESSFOR] .
%
% A followup MUST have a References header, and an article which is not a
% followup MUST NOT have a References header. In a followup, if the
% precursor had a References header, the message ID of the precursor is
% appended to the end of the precursor's References-content to form the
% followup's References-content. a References header containing the
% precursor's message ID. A followup to an article which had a References
% header MUST have a References header containing the precursor's References
% content, plus the precursor's message ID appended to the end of the list.
I thought that there was consensus about the possibility to trim
the References: line, leaving at least the first and the last three
message IDs. Shouldn't it be added here?
.mau.