"Simple Mail Transfer Protocol", April 2001
- Canonical URL:
- http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2821.txt
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- Status:
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 821, RFC 974, RFC 1869, STD 10
- Obsoleted by:
- RFC 5321
- Updated by:
- RFC 5336
- Author:
- J. Klensin, Ed.
- Stream:
- IETF
- Source:
- drums
(app)
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Abstract
This document is a self-contained specification of the basic protocol for the Internet electronic mail transport. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
For the definition of Status,
see RFC 2026.
For the definition of Stream, see RFC 4844.
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