RFC 805 · UNKNOWN · 1982
MON · 15 JUN 2026
Computer mail meeting notes
Overview
RFC 805, “Computer mail meeting notes”, is an Unknown document published in February 1982 by J. Postel. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC consists of notes from a meeting that was held at USC Information Sciences Institute on 11 January 1982, to discuss addressing issues in computer mail. The major conclusion reached at the meeting is to extend the "username@hostname" mailbox format to "username@host.domain", where the domain itself can be further strutured.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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