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#1043 USEFOR 2.1 term "header": Resolved




With a few refinements based on the discussion, this item is now closed. ROUGH consensus.

OLD:

This specification uses the terms "header", "header name", and
"header content" which are synonymous with the [RFC2822] terms
"header field", "field name", and "field body" respectively.

NEW:

 NOTE: Older News specifications used the term "header" as a synonym
    for what [RFC2822] calls "header field". This document follows
    the terminology of RFC 2822 in using the term "header field",
    based on a belief that consistent terminology among specifications
    that depend on each other makes the specifications easier to use
    in the long run.

Also add one more definition to this section:

This specification also uses the following terms:

 Header line - a line as defined in [RFC2822] section 2.1 that forms
        part of a header field.