RFC 3192 · DRAFT STANDARD · 2001
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Minimal FAX address format in Internet Mail
Overview
RFC 3192, “Minimal FAX address format in Internet Mail”, is a Draft Standard document published in October 2001 by C. Allocchio. It updates RFC 2846. It obsoletes RFC 2304. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This memo describes a simple method of encoding Global Switched Telephone Network (GSTN) addresses of facsimile devices in the local- part of Internet email addresses. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Draft Standard” means
A historical maturity level (retired in 2011) that sat between Proposed Standard and Internet Standard and required multiple interoperable implementations.
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Relationships to other RFCs
Other RFCs from 2001
- RFC 3191 Minimal GSTN address format in Internet Mail
- RFC 3193 Securing L2TP using IPsec
- RFC 3194 The H-Density Ratio for Address Assignment Efficiency An Update on the H ratio
- RFC 3195 Reliable Delivery for syslog
- RFC 3188 Using National Bibliography Numbers as Uniform Resource Names
- RFC 3196 Internet Printing Protocol/1.1: Implementor's Guide
- RFC 3187 Using International Standard Book Numbers as Uniform Resource Names
- RFC 3197 Applicability Statement for DNS MIB Extensions