Creation and Use of Email Feedback Reports: An Applicability Statement for the Abuse Reporting Format
RFC 6650, “Creation and Use of Email Feedback Reports: An Applicability Statement for the Abuse Reporting Format”, is a Proposed Standard document published in June 2012 by J. Falk, M. Kucherawy. It updates RFC 5965. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
RFC 5965 defines an extensible, machine-readable format intended for mail operators to report feedback about received email to other parties. This applicability statement describes common methods for utilizing this format for reporting both abuse and authentication failure events. Mailbox Providers of any size, mail-sending entities, and end users can use these methods as a basis to create procedures that best suit them. Some related optional mechanisms are also discussed. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
What “Proposed Standard” means
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