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From: jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU (John B. Nagle)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.headers
Subject: "X-" blithering
Keywords: X
Message-ID: <17601@glacier.STANFORD.EDU>
Date: 2 Aug 88 16:49:04 GMT
Organization: Stanford University
Lines: 18


     The X mail system (is this part of X windows?) seems to indulge in
heavy self-promotion.  Is all the following, taken from incoming mail,
necessary?  It has little value to the recipient.

	X-To:         DYNSYS-L%UNCVM1.bitnet@jade.berkeley.edu
	X-Mailer: Elm [version 1.5b]
	X-Mailer: Elm [version 1.5d]
	X-Origin: The Portal System (TM)
	X-Possible-Reply-Path: Ed_Eric_Mitchell@cup.portal.com
	X-Possible-Reply-Path: mslater@cup.portal.com
	X-Possible-Reply-Path: sun!portal!cup.portal.com!Ed_Eric_Mitchell
	X-Possible-Reply-Path: sun!portal!cup.portal.com!mslater
	X-St-Vmsmail-To: MIPL3::ST%"jbn@glacier.stanford.edu",RGD059      
	X-St-Vmsmail-To: ST%"jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU",RGD059      
	X-St-Vmsmail-To: ST%"jbn@glacier.stanford.edu"
	X-Vms-To: IN%"jbn@glacier.STANFORD.EDU"

						John Nagle