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From: Leo <sdl.web@gmail.com>
To: 6675@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#6675: 23.2; field, header and headers
Date: Tue, 20 Jul 2010 07:32:13 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <m1vd8a7jf6.fsf@cam.ac.uk> (raw)

RFC822, 2822, 5322 all seem very clear about the meaning and use of
'field' and 'header'.

However in function names and arguments in message.el and Gnus, header
usually means 'field' and headers means 'header'. Sometimes field is
used directly to mean 'field' as in message-fetch-field.

I find this inconsistency confusing. I think message.el and Gnus should
follow the same terminology used in the RFCs mentioned above and other
files, for example those in mail/, in Emacs to be consistent with their
use of 'field' and 'header'.

HTH,
Leo





             reply	other threads:[~2010-07-20  6:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-07-20  6:32 Leo [this message]
2010-07-20  9:06 ` bug#6675: 23.2; field, header and headers Štěpán Němec
2010-07-20 20:29   ` Leo
2011-06-30  0:15 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-06-30  2:28   ` Kevin Rodgers
2011-06-30  2:34     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
2011-06-30  3:14   ` Glenn Morris
2011-06-30 10:56     ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen

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