DocumentCode
753723
Title
The Technical Development of Internet Email
Author
Partridge, Craig
Author_Institution
BBN Technol., Cambridge, MA
Volume
30
Issue
2
fYear
2008
Firstpage
3
Lastpage
29
Abstract
Development and evolution of the technologies and standards for Internet email took formatting more than 20 years, and arguably is still under way. The protocols to move email between systems and the rules for formatting messages have evolved, and- been largely replaced at least once. This article traces that evolution, with a focus on why things look as they do today.
Keywords
Internet; electronic mail; protocols; Internet email technical development; message formatting; protocols; Electronic mail; Explosives; History; Internet; Operating systems; Protocols; Standardization; Standards development; Terminology; Writing; Electronic mail; Internet; multimedia communication; protocols;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Annals of the History of Computing, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1058-6180
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MAHC.2008.32
Filename
4544553
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