RFC 2846 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2000
WED · 29 JUL 2026
GSTN Address Element Extensions in E-mail Services
Overview
RFC 2846, “GSTN Address Element Extensions in E-mail Services”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2000 by C. Allocchio. It has since been updated by RFC 3191, RFC 3192. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo defines a full syntax for a specific application in which there is a need to represent GSTN (Global Switched Telephone Network) addressing and Internet addressing. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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
Other RFCs from 2000
- RFC 2845 Secret Key Transaction Authentication for DNS
- RFC 2847 LIPKEY - A Low Infrastructure Public Key Mechanism Using SPKM
- RFC 2844 OSPF over ATM and Proxy-PAR
- RFC 2848 The PINT Service Protocol: Extensions to SIP and SDP for IP Access to Telephone Call Services
- RFC 2843 Proxy-PAR
- RFC 2849 The LDAP Data Interchange Format - Technical Specification
- RFC 2842 Capabilities Advertisement with BGP-4
- RFC 2850 Charter of the Internet Architecture Board