RFC - 1522

MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part Two: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text

Original:	ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1522.txt
Authors:	K. Moore [University of Tennessee]
Date:	September 1993
Category:	Informational
This specification has been !!! obsoleted !!!

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Obsoleted by:
RFC-2049draft	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Five: Conformance Criteria and Examples
RFC-2048	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Four: Registration Procedures (Obsoleted by RFC-4288, RFC-4289) (Updated by RFC-3023prop)
RFC-2047draft	MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part Three: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text (Updated by RFC-2184, RFC-2231prop)
RFC-2046draft	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Two: Media Types (Updated by RFC-3798draft, RFC-2646)
RFC-2045draft	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies (Updated by RFC-2184, RFC-2231prop)

Obsoletes:
RFC-1342	Representation of Non-ASCII Text in Internet Message Headers (Obsoleted by RFC-1522 -> RFC-2048 -> RFC-4288; -> RFC-4289; -> RFC-2049draft; -> RFC-2047draft; -> RFC-2045draft; -> RFC-2046draft)

Referred by:	42 RFC
Refers to:	3 RFC

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Status

This RFC specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for improvements. Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet Official Protocol Standards" for the standardization state and status of this protocol. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Abstract

This memo describes an extension to the message format defined in RFC 1521(-> 2049^draft | 2048(-> 4289 | 4288) | 2047^draft | 2046^draft | 2045^draft) [1], to allow the representation of character sets other than ASCII in RFC 822^std11(-> 2822^prop) (STD 11) message headers. The extensions described were designed to be highly compatible with existing Internet mail handling software, and to be easily implemented in mail readers that support RFC 1521(-> 2049^draft | 2048(-> 4289 | 4288) | 2047^draft | 2046^draft | 2045^draft).

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