RFC 4468 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2006

Message Submission BURL Extension

Overview

RFC 4468, “Message Submission BURL Extension”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2006 by C. Newman. It updates RFC 3463. It has since been updated by RFC 5248. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The submission profile of Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) provides a standard way for an email client to submit a complete message for delivery. This specification extends the submission profile by adding a new BURL command that can be used to fetch submission data from an Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) server. This permits a mail client to inject content from an IMAP server into the SMTP infrastructure without downloading it to the client and uploading it back to the server. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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
This RFC updates
RFC 3463
Updated by
RFC 5248
Other RFCs from 2006

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