email message id

[Derek Atkins]

Read RFC-82* -- the messageID is a unique identifier.  It usually
includes a data+timestamp, ip address or hostname, and other
information to attempt to make the ID 'unique'.

-derek

eric <235u at comcast.net> writes:

> hi, i sent an email to myself and was slightly surprised to see the name
> of my computer listed.  (playPen1).  
> 
> Message-Id: <1065558318.18652.1.camel at playPen1>
> 
> 1.  what do the numbers and "camel" mean?
> 2.  where is there a good explanation of what information is passed
> along with an email?  thanks for any hints.  eric.
> -- 
> Check out http://home.comcast.net/~235u
> "Loki_the_Doppelganger"
> 

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