RFC 2110 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1997

MIME E-mail Encapsulation of Aggregate Documents, such as HTML

Overview

RFC 2110, “MIME E-mail Encapsulation of Aggregate Documents, such as HTML”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 1997 by J. Palme, A. Hopmann. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2557 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes a set of guidelines that will allow conforming mail user agents to be able to send, deliver and display these objects, such as HTML objects, that can contain links represented by URIs. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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 2557
Other RFCs from 1997

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