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Tue May 19 16:46:46 1981
RFC
780 now available
A
new RFC is now available in the NIC online library at SRI-KL.
RFC 780:
Title:
Mail Transfer Protocol
Author: S. Sluizer
and J. Postel
Pages:
43
pathname:
[SRI-KL]RFC780.TXT
Defines
the new Mail Transfer Protocol (MTP) to be
used
for Internet Text Mail. Designed to be used with
both
TCP and NCP...
--jon. |
Email servers exchange messages
over the Internet using the SMTP protocol. Client
applications log into the servers to send and receive email using one of several
protocols,
including POP3, IMAP, and MAPI. The following sections
provide more information:
Resources. Other sources of email design information:
- Internet
Mail Consortium, an industry organization of email product vendors that provides
information on email standards, interoperability, and internationalization.
- RFC 2076, Common
Internet Message Header Fields, describes a range of Internet headers including email headers.