References stores a chain of Message-IDs in a thread. Learn how it differs from In-Reply-To and why it matters.
The References header contains a list of Message-IDs that represent the chain of a conversation. It helps clients reconstruct threads even across multiple replies.
Compared to In-Reply-To, References is more complete. Threading-aware systems include both headers for best compatibility.
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