RFC 1082 · UNKNOWN · 1988

Post Office Protocol: Version 3: Extended service offerings

Overview

RFC 1082, “Post Office Protocol: Version 3: Extended service offerings”, is an Unknown document published in November 1988 by M.T. Rose. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo suggests a simple method for workstations to dynamically access mail from a discussion group server, as an extension to an earlier memo which dealt with dynamically accessing mail from a mailbox server using the Post Office Protocol - Version 3 (POP3). This RFC specifies a proposed protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. All of the extensions described in this memo to the POP3 are OPTIONAL.

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