RFC 1496 · HISTORIC · 1993
TUE · 15 SEP 2026
Rules for downgrading messages from X.400/88 to X.400/84 when MIME content-types are present in the messages
Overview
RFC 1496, “Rules for downgrading messages from X.400/88 to X.400/84 when MIME content-types are present in the messages”, is a Historic document published in August 1993 by H. Alvestrand, J. Romaguera, K. Jordan. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes how RFC-1328 must be modified in order to provide adequate support for the scenarios: It replaces chapter 6 of RFC-1328. The rest of RFC-1328 is NOT obsoleted. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Historic” means
A specification that has been superseded or is otherwise no longer recommended for use.
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