RFC 2111 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 1997

Content-ID and Message-ID Uniform Resource Locators

Overview

RFC 2111, “Content-ID and Message-ID Uniform Resource Locators”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 1997 by E. Levinson. It has been obsoleted by RFC 2392 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) schemes, "cid:" and "mid:" allow references to messages and the body parts of messages. For example, within a single multipart message, one HTML body part might include embedded references to other parts of the same message. [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 2392
Other RFCs from 1997

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