idnits 2.17.1 draft-hoffman-rfc2487bis-06.txt: Skipping this file; it looks like a tombstone file to me. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries. 3 RFC 3207 5 Title: SMTP Service Extension for 6 Secure SMTP over Transport Layer Security 7 Author(s): P. Hoffman 8 Status: Standards Track 9 Date: February 2002 10 Mailbox: phoffman@imc.org 11 Pages: 9 12 Characters: 18679 13 Obsoletes: 2487 15 I-D Tag: draft-hoffman-rfc2487bis-06.txt 17 URL: ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3207.txt 19 This document describes an extension to the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer 20 Protocol) service that allows an SMTP server and client to use TLS 21 (Transport Layer Security) to provide private, authenticated 22 communication over the Internet. This gives SMTP agents the ability 23 to protect some or all of their communications from eavesdroppers and 24 attackers. 26 This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol. 28 This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for 29 the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions 30 for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the 31 "Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the 32 standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution 33 of this memo is unlimited. 35 This announcement is sent to the IETF list and the RFC-DIST list. 36 Requests to be added to or deleted from the IETF distribution list 37 should be sent to IETF-REQUEST@IETF.ORG. Requests to be 38 added to or deleted from the RFC-DIST distribution list should 39 be sent to RFC-DIST-REQUEST@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. 41 Details on obtaining RFCs via FTP or EMAIL may be obtained by sending 42 an EMAIL message to rfc-info@RFC-EDITOR.ORG with the message body 43 help: ways_to_get_rfcs. For example: 45 To: rfc-info@RFC-EDITOR.ORG 46 Subject: getting rfcs 48 help: ways_to_get_rfcs 50 Requests for special distribution should be addressed to either the 51 author of the RFC in question, or to RFC-Manager@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Unless 52 specifically noted otherwise on the RFC itself, all RFCs are for 53 unlimited distribution.echo 54 Submissions for Requests for Comments should be sent to 55 RFC-EDITOR@RFC-EDITOR.ORG. Please consult RFC 2223, Instructions to RFC 56 Authors, for further information.