RFC 1894 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1996

An Extensible Message Format for Delivery Status Notifications

Overview

RFC 1894, “An Extensible Message Format for Delivery Status Notifications”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 1996 by K. Moore, G. Vaudreuil. It has since been updated by RFC 2852. It has been obsoleted by RFC 3464 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This memo defines a MIME content-type that may be used by a message transfer agent (MTA) or electronic mail gateway to report the result of an attempt to deliver a message to one or more recipients. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Relationships to other RFCs
Obsoleted by
RFC 3464
Updated by
RFC 2852
Other RFCs from 1996

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