In-Reply-To
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In-Reply-To is an email header field used to indicate which earlier message a given email is replying to, enabling proper threading and conversation tracking.
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
email header field
ⓘ
message header field ⓘ |
| appearsIn | email message header section ⓘ |
| category | email header ⓘ |
| dataModelRole | link between child and parent messages ⓘ |
| definedIn |
RFC 2822
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RFC 5322 NERFINISHED ⓘ RFC 822 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enables |
displaying conversation hierarchies
ⓘ
grouping related messages into threads ⓘ |
| fieldName | In-Reply-To ⓘ |
| governingBody | IETF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
indicate which earlier message an email is replying to
ⓘ
support conversation tracking ⓘ support email threading ⓘ |
| introducedFor | linking replies to original messages ⓘ |
| isOptional | true ⓘ |
| processing | used by clients to reconstruct reply chains ⓘ |
| protocolLayer | application layer ⓘ |
| relatedField | References ⓘ |
| relatesToField | Message-ID ⓘ |
| scope | message metadata ⓘ |
| semantics | identifies the parent message of a reply ⓘ |
| standardStatus | Internet standard ⓘ |
| typicalUsage | set automatically by email clients when replying ⓘ |
| usedBy |
email clients
ⓘ
mail user agents ⓘ mailing list software ⓘ |
| usedFor | thread reconstruction when References header is missing or incomplete ⓘ |
| usedInProtocol | Internet email ⓘ |
| valueSyntax | one or more message identifiers in angle brackets ⓘ |
| valueType | message identifier ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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