RFC 1168: Intermail and Commercial Mail Relay services
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This RFC discusses the history and evolution of the Intermail and Commercial mail systems. The problems encountered in operating a store-and-forward mail relay between commercial systems such as Telemail, MCI Mail and Dialcom are also discussed. This RFC provides information for the Internet community, and does not specify any standard.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC1168
- Published
- July 1990
- Authors
- A. Westine; A.L. DeSchon; J. Postel; C.E. Ward
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 18
- Also known as
- —
Also filed under
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