Mailing Lists and Non-ASCII Addresses
RFC 6783, “Mailing Lists and Non-ASCII Addresses”, is an Informational document published in November 2012 by J. Levine, R. Gellens. It obsoletes RFC 5983. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes considerations for mailing lists with the introduction of non-ASCII UTF-8 email addresses. It outlines some possible scenarios for handling lists with mixtures of non-ASCII and traditional addresses but does not specify protocol changes or offer implementation or deployment advice. This document is a product of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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