On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, W B Hacker wrote:
> > 5. I think it's confusing to keep both methods indefinitely.
> >
> >
>
> If you *must* trash one, trash add_header, then.
>
> message can be used to add a header.
Only in a "warn" statement, whereas "add_header" can be used to add a
header in any statement. That was the main motivation for implementing
it. (I didn't just do it because I was unhappy about the name.)
> Separating the two - i.e. *preventing* 'message' from being used for headers *at
> all* seems the more consistent approach. i.e - it speaks over the smtp port, not
> into the message & header file.
Indeed. That is where I would like to end up. But clearly it couldn't be
done at once. In the long term I would like to do just that. That's why
"message" with "warn" is now deprecated.
> i.e. a scorekeeper or accounting-class verb.
That really *is* just a naming thing. I agree that it would be better
but don't see any great urgency.
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