From: Henry Spencer (henry@spsystems.net)
Date: Mon Aug 02 2004 - 13:25:50 CDT
On Mon, 2 Aug 2004, Forrest J. Cavalier III wrote:
> > c. References:
> > The contents of this field identify other correspondence which
> > this message references. If message identifiers are used,
> > they should be enclosed in angle brackets (<>).
>
> Whatever we do, we cannot use that definition of references.
> If I write a message see "the FAQ <message ID>", I am "referencing"
> the FAQ article. But I think it would be ridiculous to thread my reply
> under the FAQ. Even if you disagree, it is not current practice.
Morever, there is no "if" about whether message IDs are used -- a news
References header contains message IDs and nothing else.
Henry Spencer
henry@spsystems.net