RFC 6196 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2011
MON · 14 SEP 2026
Moving mailserver: URI Scheme to Historic
Overview
RFC 6196, “Moving mailserver: URI Scheme to Historic”, is a Proposed Standard document published in March 2011 by A. Melnikov. It updates RFC 1738. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document registers the mailserver: URI scheme as historic in the IANA URI registry. [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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Relationships to other RFCs
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- RFC 6198 Requirements for the Graceful Shutdown of BGP Sessions
- RFC 6193 Media Description for the Internet Key Exchange Protocol in the Session Description Protocol
- RFC 6192 Protecting the Router Control Plane
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- RFC 6201 Device Reset Characterization