In-Reply-To links a reply to a previous Message-ID. Learn how it drives threading in clients like Gmail.
The In-Reply-To header references the Message-ID of the email being replied to. Email clients use it to build conversation threads.
If In-Reply-To is missing or wrong, threading can break and replies can show as separate messages. This matters for automation systems that generate replies or follow-ups.
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