RFC 2197: SMTP Service Extension for Command Pipelining
This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 2920.
Current document in this lineage: RFC 2920 — SMTP Service Extension for Command Pipelining
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This memo defines an extension to the SMTP service whereby a server can indicate the extent of its ability to accept multiple commands in a single TCP send operation. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC2197
- Published
- September 1997
- Authors
- N. Freed
- Status
- DRAFT STANDARD
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 8
- Also known as
- —
Topics
Standards lineage
This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.
- RFC 1854 (1995)
- RFC 2197 (1997)
- RFC 2920 (2000) ✓
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Referenced by
One later RFC formally updates or obsoletes part of this document.
Related documents
Ranked automatically by shared keywords, IETF area and stream — not by editorial selection.
- RFC 2229A Dictionary Server ProtocolCurrent
October 1997
- RFC 2034SMTP Service Extension for Returning Enhanced Error CodesCurrent
October 1996
- RFC 2033Local Mail Transfer ProtocolCurrent
October 1996
- RFC 1985SMTP Service Extension for Remote Message Queue StartingCurrent
August 1996
- RFC 2442The Batch SMTP Media TypeCurrent
November 1998
- RFC 2481A Proposal to add Explicit Congestion Notification (ECN) to IPObsoleted
January 1999
- RFC 2487SMTP Service Extension for Secure SMTP over TLSObsoleted
January 1999
- RFC 2505Anti-Spam Recommendations for SMTP MTAsCurrent
February 1999
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