Re: References in forwarded messages

On Sun, Aug 23, 2026 at 10:19:11PM -0400, Kurt Hackenberg wrote:
> I think Mutt should not do that, because a forwarded message is not a reply.
> Those two message types are used for different purposes. Conflating them
> would cause confusion and frustration.

I agree that a forwarded message is not a reply and should not be
recorded in the In-Reply-To header.  However, I think that if you
forward a message then you are explicitly referring to it, and so there
is no clear reason why the References header should not be used.  On the
other hand, this doesn't benefit the recipient, because they don't have
the original message (or you wouldn't have needed to forward it).

Note: this doesn't affect me either way - I am approximately +0 on the
suggestion.

Ian Collier.