Table of Contents

Internet Mail; Network Protocols
Generic Utilities
RFC822: Internet Text Messages
MIME:Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
DNS
POP3:Post Office Protocol
IMAP:Interactive Mail Access Protocol
ASN.1: Abstract Syntax Notation One
LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
The Complete Picture
Appendix A: Library Functions
Appendix B: Sample Code

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Master the primary Internet mail and directory protocols
Understand the interaction between Internet messaging clients and servers
Troubleshoot e-mail network problems

About the Author

John Rhoton is currently a Principal Member of Technical Staff in Hewlett Packard's Consulting and Integration practice. He also has many years of experience as a Technology Consultant and Solution Architect in Compaq's Emerging Technologies and Applied Microsoft Technologies Groups, with a special interest in messaging systems. His other Digital Press books include The Wireless Internet Explained (2002), X.400 and SMTP: Battle of the E-mail Protocols (1997) and Programmer's Guide to Internet Mail (2000).

Reviews

I am often asked by my students in those [telecommunications] classes where they can research the details of e-mail protocals and processing and I have found that your text provided excellent coverage of the topic. -Bernard Schmidt Northern Virginia Community College