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EMAILCORE J. Klensin, Ed. EMAILCORE J. Klensin, Ed.
Internet-Draft October 6, 2020 Internet-Draft
Intended status: Standards Track Intended status: Standards Track K. Murchison
Expires: April 9, 2021 Expires: October 11, 2021 Fastmail
E. Sam
April 9, 2021
Applicability Statement for IETF Core Email Protocols Applicability Statement for IETF Core Email Protocols
draft-ietf-emailcore-as-00 draft-ietf-emailcore-as-01
Abstract Abstract
Electronic mail is one of the oldest Internet applications that is Electronic mail is one of the oldest Internet applications that is
still in very active use. While the basic protocols and formats for still in very active use. While the basic protocols and formats for
mail transport and message formats have evolved slowly over the mail transport and message formats have evolved slowly over the
years, events and thinking in more recent years have supplemented years, events and thinking in more recent years have supplemented
those core protocols with additional features and suggestions for those core protocols with additional features and suggestions for
their use. This Applicability Statement describes the relationship their use. This Applicability Statement describes the relationship
among many of those protocols and provides guidance and makes among many of those protocols and provides guidance and makes
recommendations for the use of features of the core protocols. recommendations for the use of features of the core protocols.
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Table of Contents Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Applicability of Some SMTP Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2. Applicability of Some SMTP Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
3. Applicability of Message Format Provisions . . . . . . . . . 3 3. Applicability of Message Format Provisions . . . . . . . . . 3
4. MIME and Its Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4. MIME and Its Implications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5. Other Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 5. Other Stuff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
6. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 6. Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7. IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
8. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 8. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 9.1. Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9.2. Informative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Appendix A. Change Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Appendix A. Change Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
A.1. Changes from draft-klensin-email-core-as-00 (2020-03-30) A.1. Changes from draft-klensin-email-core-as-00 (2020-03-30)
to draft-ietf-emailcore-as-00 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 to draft-ietf-emailcore-as-00 . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 A.2. Changes from draft-ietf-emailcore-as-00 (2020-10-06) to
-01 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1. Introduction 1. Introduction
In its current form, this draft is a placeholder and beginning of an In its current form, this draft is a placeholder and beginning of an
outline for the Applicability Statement that has been discussed as a outline for the Applicability Statement that has been discussed as a
complement for proposed revisions of the base protocol specifications complement for proposed revisions of the base protocol specifications
for SMTP [RFC5321] (being revised as ID.RFC5321bis [ID.RFC5321bis]) for SMTP [RFC5321] (being revised as ID.RFC5321bis [ID.RFC5321bis])
and Internet Message Format [RFC5322] (being revised as ID.RFC5322bis and Internet Message Format [RFC5322] (being revised as ID.RFC5322bis
[ID.RFC5322bis]). Among other things, it is expected to capture [ID.RFC5322bis]). Among other things, it is expected to capture
topics that a potential WG concludes are important but that should topics that a potential WG concludes are important but that should
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DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997, DOI 10.17487/RFC2119, March 1997,
<https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>. <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.
[RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC [RFC8174] Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase vs Lowercase in RFC
2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174, 2119 Key Words", BCP 14, RFC 8174, DOI 10.17487/RFC8174,
May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>. May 2017, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc8174>.
9.2. Informative References 9.2. Informative References
[ID.RFC5321bis] [ID.RFC5321bis]
Klensin, J., "Simple Mail Transfer Protocol", December Klensin, J., "Simple Mail Transfer Protocol", Feburary
2019, <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-klensin- 2021, <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-klensin-
rfc5321bis/>. rfc5321bis/>.
[ID.RFC5322bis] [ID.RFC5322bis]
Resnick, P., "Internet Message Format", December 2019, Resnick, P., "Internet Message Format", March 2021,
<https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-resnick- <https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-resnick-
rfc5322bis/>. rfc5322bis/>.
[RFC0822] Crocker, D., "STANDARD FOR THE FORMAT OF ARPA INTERNET [RFC0822] Crocker, D., "STANDARD FOR THE FORMAT OF ARPA INTERNET
TEXT MESSAGES", STD 11, RFC 822, DOI 10.17487/RFC0822, TEXT MESSAGES", STD 11, RFC 822, DOI 10.17487/RFC0822,
August 1982, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc822>. August 1982, <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc822>.
[RFC1341] Borenstein, N. and N. Freed, "MIME (Multipurpose Internet [RFC1341] Borenstein, N. and N. Freed, "MIME (Multipurpose Internet
Mail Extensions): Mechanisms for Specifying and Describing Mail Extensions): Mechanisms for Specifying and Describing
the Format of Internet Message Bodies", RFC 1341, the Format of Internet Message Bodies", RFC 1341,
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Appendix A. Change Log Appendix A. Change Log
RFC Editor: Please remove this appendix before publication. RFC Editor: Please remove this appendix before publication.
A.1. Changes from draft-klensin-email-core-as-00 (2020-03-30) to draft- A.1. Changes from draft-klensin-email-core-as-00 (2020-03-30) to draft-
ietf-emailcore-as-00 ietf-emailcore-as-00
o Change of filename, metadata, and date to reflect transition to WG o Change of filename, metadata, and date to reflect transition to WG
document for new emailcore WG. No other substantive changes document for new emailcore WG. No other substantive changes
Author's Address A.2. Changes from draft-ietf-emailcore-as-00 (2020-10-06) to -01
o Added co-authors (list is in alphabetical order for the present).
o Updated references to 5321bis and 5322bis.
o Added note at top, "This version is provided as a document
management convenience to update the author list and make an un-
expired version available to the WG. There are no substantive
changes from the prior version", which should be removed for
version -02.
Authors' Addresses
John C Klensin (editor) John C Klensin (editor)
1770 Massachusetts Ave, Ste 322 1770 Massachusetts Ave, Ste 322
Cambridge, MA 02140 Cambridge, MA 02140
USA USA
Phone: +1 617 245 1457 Phone: +1 617 245 1457
Email: john-ietf@jck.com Email: john-ietf@jck.com
Kenneth Murchison
Fastmail US LLC
1429 Walnut Street - Suite 1201
Philadelphia, PA 19102
USA
Email: murch@fastmailteam.com
E Sam
Email: winshell64@gmail.com
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