RFC 6068 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2010

The 'mailto' URI Scheme

Overview

RFC 6068, “The 'mailto' URI Scheme”, is a Proposed Standard document published in October 2010 by M. Duerst, L. Masinter, J. Zawinski. It obsoletes RFC 2368. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document defines the format of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) to identify resources that are reached using Internet mail. It adds better internationalization and compatibility with Internationalized Resource Identifiers (IRIs; RFC 3987) to the previous syntax of 'mailto' URIs (RFC 2368). [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

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 obsoletes
RFC 2368
Other RFCs from 2010

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