SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport
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SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport is an Internet standard that defines how SMTP can be extended to support the transmission of 8-bit MIME message bodies without requiring conversion to 7-bit format.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 8BITMIME | 1 |
| SMTP Service Extension for 8-bit MIME transport | 1 |
| SMTP Service Extensions | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
SMTP extension ⓘ email protocol specification ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
message body
ⓘ
message content ⓘ |
| area |
Internet messaging
ⓘ
email ⓘ |
| avoids |
conversion of 8-bit data to 7-bit encodings such as quoted-printable
ⓘ
conversion of 8-bit data to base64 ⓘ |
| basedOn | ESMTP extension model NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Standards Track ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | MIME content-transfer-encoding 8bit ⓘ |
| constraint | does not guarantee end-to-end 8-bit support beyond advertising hops ⓘ |
| definesBehaviorFor |
clients when 8BITMIME is not advertised
ⓘ
servers that receive 8-bit data without advertising 8BITMIME ⓘ |
| definesKeyword | 8BITMIME ⓘ |
| documentType | RFC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| doesNotChange |
SMTP command set other than capability advertisement
ⓘ
SMTP envelope semantics ⓘ |
| extendsProtocol |
SMTP
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later SMTP extensions for internationalization ⓘ |
| intendedUse | Internet email transmission ⓘ |
| obsoletesRequirement | strict 7-bit message body limitation in SMTP ⓘ |
| primaryGoal | allow transmission of 8-bit MIME message bodies without conversion to 7-bit ⓘ |
| publishedBy | Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
MIME
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Message Format for Internet Mail (RFC 822 / RFC 5322) NERFINISHED ⓘ Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions NERFINISHED ⓘ SMTP Service Extensions framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requires |
8-bit clean transport path between SMTP peers
ⓘ
SMTP client detection of 8BITMIME support via EHLO ⓘ SMTP server advertisement of 8BITMIME capability ⓘ |
| shortName | 8BITMIME extension ⓘ |
| specifies | maximum transparency for octets with the high bit set in message bodies ⓘ |
| standardizedIn | RFC 1652 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardizes |
negotiation of 8-bit message body transport
ⓘ
use of 8BITMIME keyword in EHLO response ⓘ |
| status | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| supports |
8-bit MIME message bodies
ⓘ
8-bit character data in message content ⓘ |
| usesCommand | EHLO ⓘ |
| yearIntroduced | 1994 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
8BITMIME
this entity surface form:
SMTP Service Extension for 8-bit MIME transport