vCard Format Specification
RFC 6350, “vCard Format Specification”, is a Proposed Standard document published in August 2011 by S. Perreault. It updates RFC 2739. It obsoletes RFC 2425, RFC 2426, RFC 4770. It has since been updated by RFC 6868, RFC 9554, RFC 9555. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document defines the vCard data format for representing and exchanging a variety of information about individuals and other entities (e.g., formatted and structured name and delivery addresses, email address, multiple telephone numbers, photograph, logo, audio clips, etc.). This document obsoletes RFCs 2425, 2426, and 4770, and updates RFC 2739. [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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- RFC 6349 Framework for TCP Throughput Testing
- RFC 6351 xCard: vCard XML Representation
- RFC 6348 Requirements for Point-to-Multipoint Extensions to the Label Distribution Protocol
- RFC 6352 CardDAV: vCard Extensions to Web Distributed Authoring and Versioning
- RFC 6353 Transport Layer Security Transport Model for the Simple Network Management Protocol
- RFC 6346 The Address plus Port Approach to the IPv4 Address Shortage
- RFC 6354 Forward-Shifted RTP Redundancy Payload Support
- RFC 6345 Protocol for Carrying Authentication for Network Access Relay Element