File formats:

Status:

HISTORIC (changed from INTERNET STANDARD)

Obsoleted by:

RFC 2821

Author:

C. Partridge

Stream:

[Legacy]

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC0974

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Abstract

This RFC presents a description of how mail systems on the Internet are expected to route messages based on information from the domain system. This involves a discussion of how mailers interpret MX RRs, which are used for message routing.

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.