Hi all, For the past year I've been making a list of useful RFC documents for anyone running an Exim mail server. I've also gone back through the list archives and added RFCs that have been cited in answers to questions posted on the list.
I will be updating this list on a regular basis here: http://www.exim-new-users.co.uk/content/blogcategory/25/35/ For reference, the list currently contains the following docs: RFC 1034 - DOMAIN NAMES - CONCEPTS AND FACILITIES RFC 1035 - DOMAIN NAMES - IMPLEMENTATION AND SPECIFICATION RFC 1122 - Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Communication Layers RFC 1123 - Requirements for Internet Hosts -- Application and Support RFC 1413 - Identification Protocol RFC 1870 - SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration RFC 1912 - Common DNS Operational and Configuration Errors RFC 1939 - POP3 - Post Office Protocol version3 RFC 1985 - SMTP Service Extension for Remote Message Queue Starting RFC 2033 - Local Mail Transfer Protocol RFC 2034 - SMTP Service Extension for Returning Enhanced Error Codes RFC 2045 - MIME Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies RFC 2046 - MIME Part Two: Media Types RFC 2047 - MIME Part Three: Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text RFC 2048 - MIME Part Four: Registration Procedures RFC 2049 - MIME Part Five: Conformance Criteria and Examples RFC 2195 - IMAP/POP AUTHorize Extension for Simple Challenge/Response RFC 2197 - SMTP Service Extension for Command Pipelining RFC 222 - Simple Authentication and Security Layer (SASL) RFC 2255 - The LDAP URL Format RFC 2476 - Message Submission RFC 2505 - Anti-Spam Recommendations for SMTP MTAs RFC 2554 - SMTP Service Extension for Authentication RFC 2595 - Using TLS with IMAP, POP3 and ACAP RFC 2606 - Reserved Top Level DNS Names RFC 2645 - ON-DEMAND MAIL RELAY (ODMR) SMTP with Dynamic IP Addresses RFC 2782 - A DNS RR for specifying the location of services (DNS SRV) RFC 2821 - SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol RFC 2822 - Internet Message Format RFC 3028 - Sieve: A Mail Filtering Language RFC 3030 - SMTP Service Extensions for Transmission of Large and Binary MIME Messages RFC 3164 - The BSD syslog Protocol RFC 3207 - SMTP Service Extension for Secure SMTP over TLS RFC 3467 - Role of the Domain Name System (DNS) RFC 3501 - IMAP - Internet Message Access Protocol RFC 3834 - Recommendations for Automatic Responses to Electronic Mail RFC 3885 - SMTP Service Extension for Message Tracking RFC 3974 - SMTP Operational Experience in Mixed IPv4/v6 Environments RFC 4343 - Domain Name System (DNS) Case Insensitivity Clarification RFC 4357 - What's in a Name: False Assumptions about DNS Names RFC 4409 - Message Submission RFC 4643 - NNTP Extension for Authentication RFC 4697 - Observed DNS Resolution Misbehavior SMTP Commands by RFC Thanks Jason_Meers -- website at: http://www.exim-new-users.co.uk hosting by: http://www.line3.co.uk -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
