Title :
The spec´s in the mail
Author_Institution :
California Univ., Irvine, CA, USA
Abstract :
The paper discusses the coevolution of the Internet Text Message (RFC 822) format and the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP, RFC 821), from its roots as a printer-spooling convention piggybacked on FTP through the development of the Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) up to the latest drafts of the Detailed Revision/Update of Message Standards (DRUMS) working group
Keywords :
Internet; electronic mail; standards; transport protocols; DRUMS; Detailed Revision Update of Message Standards; FTP; Internet Text Message; MIME; Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions; SMTP; Simple Mail Transfer Protocol; electronic mail; printer spooling; Cryptography; Electronic mail; File servers; IP networks; Notice of Violation; Postal services; Relays; Routing protocols; Streaming media; Web and internet services;
Journal_Title :
Internet Computing, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/4236.722234
