January 12, 1998

RFC822-Headers content-type:


The Text/RFC822-Headers content-type is defined as follows:

          MIME type name: Text

          MIME subtype name: RFC822-Headers

          Required parameters: None

          Optional parameters: none

          Encoding considerations: 
7 bit is sufficient for normal RFC822 headers, however, if the headers
are broken and require encoding, they may be encoded in
quoted-printable.

          Security considerations: 
Automated use of report types without authentication presents several
security issues.  Forging negative reports presents the opportunity
for denial-of-service attacks when the reports are used for automated
maintenance of directories or mailing lists.  Forging positive reports
may cause the sender to incorrectly believe a message was delivered
when it was not.