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RFC 2822: Internet Message Format

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 5322.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 5322 — Internet Message Format

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

This document specifies a syntax for text messages that are sent between computer users, within the framework of "electronic mail" messages. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC2822
Published
April 2001
Authors
P. Resnick
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
51
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 822
Obsoleted by:
RFC 5322
Updated by:
RFC 5335, RFC 5336

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 724 (1977)
  2. RFC 733 (1977)
  3. RFC 822 (1982)
  4. RFC 2822 (2001)
  5. RFC 5322 (2008) ✓

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3 later RFCs formally update or obsolete part of this document.

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