POP3 Support for UTF-8
RFC 5721, “POP3 Support for UTF-8”, is an Experimental document published in February 2010 by R. Gellens, C. Newman. It has been obsoleted by RFC 6856 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This specification extends the Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) to support un-encoded international characters in user names, passwords, mail addresses, message headers, and protocol-level textual error strings. This document defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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