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Appendix A. Example Messages

This appendix provides example messages to help implement this specification. These examples are illustrative and not normative.

A.1. Addressing Examples​

A.1.1. Simple Addressing​

Examples of basic message structure with single sender and recipient.

A.1.2. Different Types of Mailboxes​

Examples showing various address formats and multiple recipients.

A.1.3. Group Addresses​

Examples demonstrating group address syntax.

A.2. Reply Messages​

Examples showing proper use of reply-related fields (In-Reply-To, References).

A.3. Resent Messages​

Examples demonstrating message forwarding and resent fields.

A.4. Trace Fields​

Examples showing Received fields and mail routing traces.

A.5. White Space, Comments, and Other Oddities​

Examples demonstrating folding white space, comments, and edge cases.

A.6. Obsolete Addressing​

Examples of obsolete but parseable address formats.

Note: For complete message examples, please refer to the official RFC 5322 specification at:

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