Table of Contents

INTERNET STANDARDS; Internet Email Standards; Internet Standards and Internet Protocols; Internet Standards Bodies; The Internet Standards Process; Getting the RFCs; Reading the RFCs; INTERNET MESSAGING STANDARDS; Messaging Standards; Internet Message Format Standard; Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME); Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP); Post Office Protocol (POP); Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP); SMTP Message Address Resolution; Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP); vCard; Calendaring and Scheduling Standards; Internet Messaging Security; The Future of Internet Messaging; Appendices; Index.

About the Author

PETE LOSHIN is the author of twelve books on the Internet, networking, e-commerce, and security. He has worked as a TCP/IP engineer at a Cambridge, Massachusetts research lab, and was a technical editor for Byte. His byline has appeared in industry magazines including PC Magazine, PC World, Data Communications, PC Today, Information Security, Telecommunications, and many others.

Reviews

"Pete Loshin conveniently organises and analyses the RFC's that are relevant to Internet messaing applications and protocols." (Computer Books Review)