@item message-generate-headers-first
@vindex message-generate-headers-first
-If non-@code{nil}, generate all headers before starting to compose the
-message.
+If non-@code{nil}, generate all required headers before starting to
+compose the message.
+
+The variables @code{message-required-mail-headers} and
+@code{message-required-news-headers} specify which headers are required.
@item message-from-style
@vindex message-from-style
@item message-ignored-mail-headers
@vindex message-ignored-mail-headers
Regexp of headers to be removed before mailing. The default is
-@samp{^[GF]cc:\\|^Resent-Fcc:}.
+@samp{^[GF]cc:\|^Resent-Fcc:\|^Xref:}.
@item message-default-mail-headers
@vindex message-default-mail-headers