RFC 9078 · EXPERIMENTAL · 2021
MON · 14 SEP 2026
Reaction: Indicating Summary Reaction to a Message
Overview
RFC 9078, “Reaction: Indicating Summary Reaction to a Message”, is an Experimental document published in August 2021 by D. Crocker, R. Signes, N. Freed. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
The popularity of social media has led to user comfort with easily signaling basic reactions to an author's posting, such as with a 'thumbs up' or 'smiley' graphic. This specification permits a similar facility for Internet Mail.
What “Experimental” means
Describes a specification that is part of a research or development effort, published so the community can gain experience with it.
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