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RFC 5536: Netnews Article Format

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This document specifies the syntax of Netnews articles in the context of the Internet Message Format (RFC 5322) and Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) (RFC 2045). This document obsoletes RFC 1036, providing an updated specification to reflect current practice and incorporating incremental changes specified in other documents. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC5536
Published
November 2009
Authors
K. Murchison; C. Lindsey; D. Kohn
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
36
Also known as
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Obsoletes:
RFC 1036, RFC 1849

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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 850 (1983)
  2. RFC 1036 (1987)
  3. RFC 1849 (2010)
  4. RFC 5536 (2009)
  5. RFC 5537 (2009) ✓

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