Request for a point in the correct direction...

Request for a point in the correct direction...

am 23.07.2006 20:06:22 von gtaylor

I'm trying to find out if there is a generic MIME content-type, much like "message/delivery-status" and "message/disposition-notification", that can be used for sending administrative messages via email. More specifically I'm looking at augmenting my mailing list manager to be able to have it send it's administrivia requests out as "multipart/report" messages with a (proposed) report type of "administrative-request". I'd like the messages that get sent out to be similar in nature and design to DSNs and MDNs. However, I think what I'm wanting to do is slightly different from both.

So far any searching of the net and news groups has not turned up any thing very useful regarding any preexisting report type that I could use or a proper location to discuss this prior to requesting the IETF approve the new type of report that I'm discussing. If any one has any suggestions as to where I might look or mailing lists to join I'd appreciate the point in the correct direction. F.Y.I. At present comp.mail.mime appears to be dead save for spam.

Below is a proposed example:

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Message-ID:
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:39:00 -0500
From: "Your Preferred MLM"
User-Agent: /
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: You
Subject: Moderated message from requires response with in 30 days.
Content-Type: multipart/report; report-type=administrative-request; boundary=--my_boundary--
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

----my_boundary--

Hi, this is your "Your Preferred MLM".

John Doe sent the attached email to the "MIME Discussions" mailing list. The "MIME Discussions" mailing list is moderated so "Sending User"'s message has been held for for approval or rejection. Please log in to the "MIME Discussions" mailing list administration page and approve or reject John Doe's message. If you do not take action with in 30 days I will "pocket reject" the message on your behalf.

----my_boundary--
content-type: message/administrative-request



----my_boundary--
content-type: message/rfc822

Message-ID: <44C3B434.6030404@riverviewtech.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2006 12:39:00 -0500
From: Sending User
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.8.0.4) Gecko/20060516 Thunderbird/1.5.0.4 Mnenhy/0.7.4.666
MIME-Version: 1.0
To: "MIME Discussions"
Subject: Testing...
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit

Hi, I have a question...

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Grant. . . .