Tips for adding missing Date: headers in messages for local delivery (Bruce Schultz).

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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
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@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ News
   * CVS:
 
     * Corrections to the manpages (Reuben Thomas).
+
+    * Tips for adding missing Date: headers in messages for local delivery
+    (Bruce Schultz).
+
   
   * Version 0.5.1 (2005-03-10):
 
diff --git a/README b/README
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@@ -134,7 +134,24 @@ Interfacing to Mail Delivery Agents
 mda="/usr/bin/procmail -d %T"
 -----------------------------
 
+  If the mail message doesn't have a Date: header, such as those generated by
+  vixie-cron, neither <<esmtp>> or <<procmail>> will add one for you. A simple
+  hack is to pipe the message through the <<formail>> program (also part of the
+  <<procmail>> distribution), such as:
 
+------------------------------------------------------------
+mda='/usr/bin/formail -a "Date: `date -R`" | /usr/bin/procmail -d %T'
+------------------------------------------------------------
+
+  Or, alternatively, add the following rule to your <<<.procmailrc>>>:
+
+----------------------------------------------
+:0fw
+* ! ^Date:
+| formail -a "Date: `date -R`"
+------------------------------
+
+  
 Interfacing with other mail applications
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