INTERNET-DRAFT Charles H. Lindsey Usenet Format Working Group University of Manchester April 2001
6.14. Approved The Approved header indicates the mailing addresses (and possibly the full names) of the persons or entities approving the article for posting. Approved-content = From-content ; see 5.2 Each mailbox contained in the Approved-content MUST be that of the person or entity in question, and one of those mailboxes MUST be that of the actual injector of the article. [This is the start of an attempt to strengthen this header. It should be a TOSSable offence to put a dummy or invalid address in here. Later, when we have some form of authentication, I would hope to be able to say more.] An Approved header is required in all postings to moderated newsgroups. If this header is not present in such postings, then relaying and serving agents MUST reject the article. Please see section 8.2.2 for how injecting agents should treat postings to moderated groups that do not contain this header. An Approved header is also required in certain control messages, to reduce the risk of accidental posting of same; see the relevant parts of section 7.[Previous Up Next]
See also previous draft (03): 6.12. Approved
See also previous draft (02): 6.10. Approved
See also previous draft (son-of-1036): 6_10__Approved
See also previous draft (rfc-1036): RFC1036_2_2_11__Approved