RFC 1168 · INFORMATIONAL · 1990

Intermail and Commercial Mail Relay services

Overview

RFC 1168, “Intermail and Commercial Mail Relay services”, is an Informational document published in July 1990 by A. Westine, A.L. DeSchon, J. Postel, C.E. Ward. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This RFC discusses the history and evolution of the Intermail and Commercial mail systems. The problems encountered in operating a store-and-forward mail relay between commercial systems such as Telemail, MCI Mail and Dialcom are also discussed. This RFC provides information for the Internet community, and does not specify any standard.

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Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.

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