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Definition: The first part of an email message containing controlling and meta-data such as the Subject, origin and destination email addresses, the path an email takes, or its priority.

In the SMTP standard, the header means less and is esentially the destination of an email message.

Also Known As: Email Header, E-mail Header

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The standard that makes Internet mail work.

 


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