2822: Internet Message Format.

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This standard specifies a syntax for text messages that are sent between computer users, within the framework of "electronic mail" messages. This standard supersedes the one specified in Request For Comments (RFC) 822, "Standard for the Format of ARPA Internet Text Messages", updating it to reflect current practice and incorporating incremental changes that were specified in other RFCs.

Status PROPOSED STANDARD
Format TXT=110695 bytes
Authors
Date April 2001
Keyphrases message field resent Internet Message

Obsoletes

RFC0822: STANDARD FOR THE FORMAT OF ARPA INTERNET TEXT
Obsoletes
- RFC0733: Standard for the format of ARPA network text messages.
  Obsoletes
  - RFC0724: Proposed official standard for the format of ARPA Network messages.

References

RFC822: STANDARD FOR THE FORMAT OF ARPA INTERNET TEXT
RFC974: Mail routing and the domain system.
RFC1034: Domain names - concepts and facilities.
RFC1035: Domain names - implementation and specification.
RFC1119: Network Time Protocol (version 2) specification and implementation.
RFC1122: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Communication Layers.
RFC1123: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support.
RFC2045: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies.
RFC2046: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types.
RFC2047: MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part Three: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text.
RFC2048: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four: Registration Procedures.
RFC2049: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Five: Conformance Criteria and Examples.
RFC2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels.
RFC2234: Augmented BNF for Syntax Specifications:
RFC2821: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.

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RFC2821: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol.
RFC2919: List-Id: A Structured Field and Namespace for the Identification of Mailing Lists.
RFC3191: Minimal GSTN address format in Internet Mail.
RFC3192: Minimal FAX address format in Internet Mail.
RFC3249: Implementers Guide for Facsimile Using Internet Mail.
RFC3259: A Message Bus for Local Coordination.
RFC3261: SIP: Session Initiation Protocol.
RFC3282: Content Language Headers.
RFC3283: Guide to Internet Calendaring.
RFC3297: Content Negotiation for Messaging Services based on Email.
RFC3335: MIME-based Secure Peer-to-Peer Business Data Interchange over the Internet.
RFC3339: Date and Time on the Internet: Timestamps.
RFC3391: The MIME Application/Vnd.pwg-multiplexed Content-Type.
RFC3431: Sieve Extension: Relational Tests.
RFC3458: Message Context for Internet Mail.
RFC3490: Internationalizing Domain Names in Applications (IDNA).
RFC3499: Request for Comments Summary RFC Numbers 3400-3499.
RFC3501: INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1.
RFC3502: Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) - MULTIAPPEND Extension.
RFC3507: Internet Content Adaptation Protocol (ICAP).
RFC3536: Terminology Used in Internationalization in the
RFC3550: RTP: A Transport Protocol for Real-Time Applications.
RFC3598: Sieve Email Filtering -- Subaddress Extension.
RFC3599: Request for Comments Summary RFC Numbers 3500-3599.
RFC3675: .sex Considered Dangerous.
RFC3676: The Text/Plain Format and DelSp Parameters.
RFC3696: Application Techniques for Checking and Transformation of Names.
RFC3733: Extensible Provisioning Protocol (EPP) Contact Mapping.
RFC3773: High-Level Requirements for Internet Voice Mail.
RFC3795: Survey of IPv4 Addresses in Currently Deployed IETF Application Area Standards Track and Experimental Documents.
RFC3798: Message Disposition Notification.
RFC3804: Voice Profile for Internet Mail (VPIM) Addressing.
RFC3805: Printer MIB v2.
RFC3834: Recommendations for Automatic Responses to Electronic Mail.
RFC3842: A Message Summary and Message Waiting Indication Event Package for the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).
RFC3850: Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (S/MIME) Version 3.1 Certificate Handling.
RFC3859: Common Profile for Presence (CPP).
RFC3860: Common Profile for Instant Messaging (CPIM).
RFC3862: Common Presence and Instant Messaging (CPIM): Message Format.
RFC3864: Registration Procedures for Message Header Fields.
RFC3865: A No Soliciting Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) Service Extension.
RFC3885: SMTP Service Extension for Message Tracking.
RFC3886: An Extensible Message Format for Message Tracking Responses.
RFC3892: The Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Referred-By Mechanism.
RFC3922: Mapping the Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol (XMPP) to Common Presence and Instant Messaging (CPIM).
RFC3930: The Protocol versus Document Points of View in Computer Protocols.
RFC3939: Calling Line Identification for Voice Mail Messages.
RFC3965: A Simple Mode of Facsimile Using Internet Mail.
RFC3974: SMTP Operational Experience in Mixed IPv4/v6 Environments.
RFC3977: Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP).
RFC4021: Registration of Mail and MIME Header Fields.
RFC4024: Voice Messaging Client Behaviour.
RFC4096: Policy-Mandated Labels Such as "Adv:" in Email Subject Headers Considered Ineffective At Best.
RFC4130: MIME-Based Secure Peer-to-Peer Business Data Interchange Using HTTP, Applicability Statement 2 (AS2).
RFC4141: SMTP and MIME Extensions for Content Conversion.
RFC4155: The application/mbox Media Type.
RFC4160: Internet Fax Gateway Requirements.
RFC4161: Guidelines for Optional Services for Internet Fax Gateways.
RFC4239: Internet Voice Messaging (IVM).
RFC4249: Implementer-Friendly Specification of Message and MIME-Part Header Fields and Field Components.
RFC4287: The Atom Syndication Format.
RFC4324: Calendar Access Protocol (CAP).
RFC4356: Mapping Between the Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) and Internet Mail.
RFC4398: Storing Certificates in the Domain Name System (DNS).
RFC4405: SMTP Service Extension for Indicating the Responsible Submitter of an E-Mail Message.
RFC4406: Sender ID: Authenticating E-Mail.
RFC4407: Purported Responsible Address in E-Mail Messages.
RFC4408: Sender Policy Framework (SPF) for Authorizing Use of Domains in E-Mail, Version 1.
RFC4409: Message Submission for Mail.
RFC4416: Goals for Internet Messaging to Support Diverse Service Environments.
RFC4463: A Media Resource Control Protocol (MRCP) Developed by Cisco, Nuance, and Speechworks.
RFC4469: Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) CATENATE Extension.
RFC4475: Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) Torture Test Messages.
RFC4505: Anonymous Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) Mechanism.
RFC4524: COSINE LDAP/X.500 Schema.
RFC4566: SDP: Session Description Protocol.
RFC4685: Atom Threading Extensions.
RFC4686: Analysis of Threats Motivating DomainKeys Identified Mail (DKIM).
RFC4718: IKEv2 Clarifications and Implementation Guidelines.