RFC 876 · UNKNOWN · 1983
WED · 29 JUL 2026
Survey of SMTP implementations
Overview
RFC 876, “Survey of SMTP implementations”, is an Unknown document published in September 1983 by D. Smallberg. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This RFC is a survey of implementation status. It does not specify an official protocol, but rather notes the status of implementation of aspects of a protocol. It is expected that the status of the hosts reported on will change. This information must be treated as a snapshot of the state of these implemetations.
What “Unknown” means
The standards-track status of this early RFC was never formally classified.
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