# Net/smtp & High Importance flag

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-smtp-high-importance-flag/59894>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [May 8, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-smtp-high-importance-flag/59894 "2006-05-08T09:58:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![scrozier](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@scrozier](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scrozier)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 9:58am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-smtp-high-importance-flag/59894/1 "2006-05-08T09:58:51Z")

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Hi,

I have a mail alert system running very happily using  
net/smtp to fire off a warning to some people when a  
server looks busy. In certain scenarios I now need to  
send the mail with High Importance flagged; any bright  
ideas how this would be done please? (My SMTP  
knowledge is fairly limited and although I have  
explored all avenues which seem obvious, there is  
obviously a trick to doing it but what it is so far  
eludes me):

rgds

Steve C.

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**Author:** ![scrozier](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/48db29/32.png) [@scrozier](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/scrozier)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2006, 10:01am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-smtp-high-importance-flag/59894/2 "2006-05-08T10:01:54Z")

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hehe, nm I found it, the positioning of the  
Importance:High is the key to the kingdom in the  
message header, needs to be immediately after the  
From: line.