SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport
RFC 1652, “SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport”, is a Draft Standard document published in July 1994 by J. Klensin, N. Freed, M. Rose, E. Stefferud, D. Crocker. It obsoletes RFC 1426. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6152 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo defines an extension to the SMTP service whereby an SMTP content body consisting of text containing octets outside of the US- ASCII octet range (hex 00-7F) may be relayed using SMTP. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Draft Standard” means
A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.
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