RFC 805: Computer mail meeting notes
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This RFC consists of notes from a meeting that was held at USC Information Sciences Institute on 11 January 1982, to discuss addressing issues in computer mail. The major conclusion reached at the meeting is to extend the "username@hostname" mailbox format to "username@host.domain", where the domain itself can be further strutured.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC805
- Published
- February 1982
- Authors
- J. Postel
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 6
- Also known as
- —
Also filed under
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