RFC 6783: Mailing Lists and Non-ASCII Addresses
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document describes considerations for mailing lists with the introduction of non-ASCII UTF-8 email addresses. It outlines some possible scenarios for handling lists with mixtures of non-ASCII and traditional addresses but does not specify protocol changes or offer implementation or deployment advice. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC6783
- Published
- November 2012
- Authors
- J. Levine; R. Gellens
- Status
- INFORMATIONAL
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- app
- Pages
- 9
- Also known as
- —
- Obsoletes:
- RFC 5983
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