GNU bug report logs - #6675
23.2; field, header and headers

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Message #14 received at 6675 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>
To: 6675 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#6675: 23.2; field, header and headers
Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:15:01 +0200

tags 6775 wontfix
close 6775
thanks

Leo <sdl.web <at> gmail.com> writes:

> However in function names and arguments in message.el and Gnus, header
> usually means 'field' and headers means 'header'. Sometimes field is
> used directly to mean 'field' as in message-fetch-field.
>
> I find this inconsistency confusing. I think message.el and Gnus should
> follow the same terminology used in the RFCs mentioned above and other
> files, for example those in mail/, in Emacs to be consistent with their
> use of 'field' and 'header'.

Yes, it's unfortunate that (especially older) functions in Gnus use
"field" where we really mean "header", but changing function names and
breaking third-party code for consistency here isn't worth it.

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