Kermantel email header

A blast from the past!

The Kermantel email header is a type of email header that was commonly used in the early days of email, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. It was named after its creator, John Kermantel, who developed it in the late 1980s.

The Kermantel header is a simple, plain-text format that consists of a series of lines, each starting with a keyword followed by a colon and a value. The header is typically used to provide additional information about the email, such as the sender's name, email address, and date and time of sending.

Here's an example of a Kermantel email header:

From: John Doe <[email protected]>
To: Jane Smith <[email protected]>
Date: Wed, 12 Jan 1994 14:30:00 +0000
Subject: Test email

The Kermantel header is no longer widely used today, as more advanced email formats such as MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) and HTML have become the standard. However, it remains a nostalgic reminder of the early days of email and the pioneers who helped shape the technology.