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IETF RFC Internet Message Format
Date added 26 November 2008
Last edited 10 November 2009
Full Title
IETF RFC Internet Message Format
Description
IETF RFC Internet Message Format specifies a syntax for the content of text based e-mail messages, particularly the format and some of the semantics. The format does not support transmission of images, audio material or structured data.
Standards Developing Organisation
- IETF
- Internet Engineering Task Force
Rights
No information
Lifecycle Actions
- Access, Use and Reuse
- Create or Receive
Standard Framework
- Electronic Records Management Standards
Standard Type
- Internet Protocols
Current Version
Further Information
Alternative Current Versions
None.
Previous Versions
- 21 November 1977 - IETF RFC 733: Standard for the Format of Arpa internet Text Message (1) [external]
- Obsolete
- August 1982 - IETF RFC 822: Standard for the Format of Arpa internet Text Message [external]
- Obsolete
- April 2001 - IETF RFC 2822: Internet Message Format [external]
- Obsolete
Referenced Standards
- ANSI X3.4: 1986, Coded Character Set - 7-bit American Standard Code for Information Interchange
- IETF RFC 1034 (STD 13): November 1987, Domain Names - Concepts and Facilities
- IETF RFC 1035 (STD 13): November 1987, Domain Names - Implementation and Specification
- IETF RFC 1123 (STD 3): October 1989, Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support
- IETF RFC 1305: March 1992, Network Time Protocol (Version 3) Specification, Implementation
- IETF RFC 2045: November 1996, Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies
- IETF RFC 2046: November 1996, Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types
- IETF RFC 2047: November 1996, MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part Three: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text
- IETF RFC 2049: November 1996, Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Five: Conformance Criteria and Examples
- IETF RFC 2119 (BCP 14): March 1997, Key Words for use in IETF RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
- IETF RFC 3864 (BCP 90): September 2004, Registration Procedures for Message Header Fields
- IETF RFC 4021: March 2005, Registration of Mail and MIME Header Fields
- IETF RFC 4288 (BCP 13): December 2005, Media Type Specifications and Registration Procedures
- IETF RFC 4289 (BCP 13): December 2005, Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four: Registration Procedures
- IETF RFC 5234(STD 68): January 2008, Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications: ABNF
- IETF RFC 5321: October 2008, Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
- ISO 2022: 1994, Information Technology - Character Code Structure and Extension Techniques