<extension-field> ::= "In-Reply-To" ":" <reference-list>
|...
<reference-list> ::= <null>
| <reference-item>
| <reference-item> "," <reference-list>
<reference-item> ::= <phrase>
| <mach-host-phrase>
<mach-host-phrase>::= "<" <host-phrase> ">"The contents of this field identify previous correspondence which this message answers. If message identifiers are used in this field, they should be enclosed in angle brackets (<>).
optional-field =
...
/ "In-Reply-To"":" #(phrase / mach-id)
/...The contents of this field identify previous correspondence which this message answers. Note that if message identifiers are used in this field, they must use the mach-id specification format.
optional-field =
...
/ "In-Reply-To" ":" *(phrase / msg-id)
/...The contents of this field identify previous correspondence which this message answers. Note that if message identifiers are used in this field, they must use the msg-id specification format.
The field-body is no longer a comma-separated list, although a sequence is still permitted.
obs-in-reply-to = "In-Reply-To" *WSP ":" *(phrase / msg-id) CRLF
[2] References: 欄も参照。
[1] なんとなく Reply-To 欄との関係を期待したくなるところですが、あんまり関係ないです。 In-Reply-To はそのメッセージが返信する、元メッセージを示し、 Reply-To はそのメッセージを受け取った人が返信する時に使って欲しい宛先が示されます。