RFC 2505: Anti-Spam Recommendations for SMTP MTAs
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This memo gives a number of implementation recommendations for SMTP, MTAs (Mail Transfer Agents, e.g. sendmail,) to make them more capable of reducing the impact of spam. This document specifies an Internet Best Current Practices for the Internet Community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC2505
- Published
- February 1999
- Authors
- G. Lindberg
- Status
- BEST CURRENT PRACTICE
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 24
- Also known as
- BCP30
Topics
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