X Mail Headers on identi.ca

A while ago I submitted a patch for status.net, the code that powers identi.ca and other microblogging platforms. The patch added X headers to email notification messages, to make it easier to filter messages. The headers look something like this:

X-StatusNet-MessageType: subscribe
X-StatusNet-TargetUser: skwashd
X-StatusNet-SourceUser: username
X-StatusNet-Domain: identi.ca

The patch was included in the 0.9.1 release of statusnet, and is now running on identi.ca. I think this is the highest traffic site running any of my code. I am pretty excited about it.

This is one of the reasons why I love free software cloud services. Instead of just being a passive consumer of the service, you can actively contribute to its development.

You can run it too by downloading statusnet 0.9.1. Enjoy.

Now to setup some mail filters in Zimbra …