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RFC 6152: SMTP Service Extension for 8-bit MIME Transport

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

This memo defines an extension to the SMTP service whereby an SMTP content body consisting of text containing octets outside of the US-ASCII octet range (hex 00-7F) may be relayed using SMTP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC6152
Published
March 2011
Authors
J. Klensin; N. Freed; M. Rose; D. Crocker
Status
INTERNET STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
7
Also known as
STD71
Obsoletes:
RFC 1652

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 3 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1426 (1993)
  2. RFC 1652 (1994)
  3. RFC 6152 (2011)

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