RFC 2822: Not having a requirement for the "To:" field is ridiculous. ...

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Comment by kbrogers@tinkertoys.net
Submitted on 6/13/2004
Related RFC: RFC 2822
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Not having a requirement for the "To:" field is ridiculous. It says nowhere in this specification that the "To:" field is required. In fact, it doesn't say that ANY destination field is required. I asked myself why (since the specification does not present a reason for this omission) and cannot come up with an answer that has a justification greater than the problems (i.e. spamming, delivery problems, etc.) it creates. In the "3.6.3 Destination address fields" section, it actually says, "If a reply is sent to a message that has destination fields, it is often desirable to send a copy..." IF?.... "IF"!? Can SOMEONE give me a reason (note the omission of the word "good") that this specification overlooks the need to require at least one destination address?

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