@techreport{moonesamy-rfc2919bis-04, number = {draft-moonesamy-rfc2919bis-04}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-moonesamy-rfc2919bis/04/}, author = {S Moonesamy and Geoffrey Wenger and Ravinder Chandhok}, title = {{List-Id: A Structured Field and Namespace for the Identification of Mailing Lists}}, pagetotal = 12, year = 2012, month = feb, day = 19, abstract = {Software that handles electronic mailing list messages (servers and user agents) needs a way to reliably identify messages that belong to a particular mailing list. With the advent of list header fields, it has become even more important to provide a unique identifier for a mailing list regardless of the particular host that runs the mailing list manager at any given time. The List-Id header field provides a standard location for such an identifier. In addition, a namespace for mailing list identifiers based on fully qualified domain names is described. This namespace is intended to guarantee uniqueness for list owners who require it, while allowing for a less rigorous namespace for experimental and personal use. By including the List-Id field, mailing list managers can make it easier for mail user agents to provide automated tools for users to perform mailing list functions. The mailing list identifier can serve as a key for automated processing tasks}, }