RFC 3030 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2000
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
SMTP Service Extensions for Transmission of Large and Binary MIME Messages
Overview
RFC 3030, “SMTP Service Extensions for Transmission of Large and Binary MIME Messages”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 2000 by G. Vaudreuil. It obsoletes RFC 1830. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo defines two extensions to the SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) service. [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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