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IETF RFC 5598
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Internet Mail Architecture

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IETF
Doc Type
Informational
Pages
54
Abstract
Over its thirty-five-year history, Internet Mail has changed significantly in scale and complexity, as it has become a global infrastructure service. These changes have been evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, reflecting a strong desire to preserve both its installed base and its usefulness. To collaborate productively on this large and complex system, all participants need to work from a common view of it and use a common language to describe its components and the interactions among them. But the many differences in perspective currently make it difficult to know exactly what another participant means. To serve as the necessary common frame of reference, this document describes the enhanced Internet Mail architecture, reflecting the current service. This memo provides information for the Internet community.
Publication Date
2009-07-01
Status Note
Informational
DOI
10.17487/RFC5598
Link
https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5598
Author(s)
Dave Crocker
Keyword(s)
Email, MIME, Architecture, MTA, MUA, MSA, MDA, Transfer, Delivery, Gateway Agent, Gateway Actor, Routers, Sieve, DSN, MDN, MHS, Message Handling Service, Mail Submission Agent, Mail Delivery Agent, Administrative Management Domain
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