X-Face

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Ashton, James - Personal page of the creator of this format, includes some of his remarks on these images.

A Bunch of X-Faces - A collection of X-Face images and their corresponding text.

Dairiki.org: Online X-Face Converter - Converts various image formats to the X-Face format suitable for inclusion in e-mail or Usenet article headers.

The Face Header - A proposed improvement to the X-Face header. The Face header is a PNG image whereas X-Faces are one-bit images.

MessageFaces - Extension that adds X-Face and Face image compatibility to Mozilla Thunderbird. Also hosts a FAQ and a quick guide for Face image creation.

Mozdev.org: Mnenhy - Amongst several enhancements to SeaMonkey Mail/News and Mozilla Thunderbird, brings the possibility of displaying X-Face headers.

Mythic-beasts.com: X-Face - Includes a brief explanation of the X-Face format and an online Jpeg to X-Face converter along with its source code.

Wikipedia: X-Face - Brief description of this header, its history and a list of compatible software.