RFC 6710: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol Extension for Message Transfer Priorities

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This memo defines an extension to the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service whereby messages are given a label to indicate preferential handling, to enable mail handling nodes to take this information into account for onward processing. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID

RFC6710

Published

August 2012

Authors

A. Melnikov; K. Carlberg

Status

PROPOSED STANDARD

Stream

IETF

Area

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Pages

28

Also known as

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• DOI: 10.17487/RFC6710
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Topics

• SMTP
• priority
• MMHS

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• 2012
• IETF stream