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diff --git a/design-notes.html b/design-notes.html index d01833b1..13aec7b0 100644 --- a/design-notes.html +++ b/design-notes.html @@ -5,12 +5,13 @@ <link rev=made href=mailto:esr@snark.thyrsus.com> <meta name="description" content="Design notes on fetchmail."> <meta name="keywords" content="fetchmail, POP, POP2, POP3, IMAP, remote mail"> +<base href="http://info.internet.isi.edu:80/in-notes/rfc/files/"> </HEAD> <BODY> <table width="100%" cellpadding=0><tr> -<td width="30%">Back to <a href="index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> -<td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> -<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/07/20 06:19:12 $ +<td width="30%">Back to <a href="//localhost/~esr/index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> +<td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="//localhost/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/08/11 21:10:33 $ </table> <HR> <H1 ALIGN=CENTER>Design Notes On Fetchmail</H1> @@ -414,7 +415,7 @@ a gift from the gods, and this is my expression of gratitude.<P> The beta testers didn't know it at the time, but they were also the subjects of a sociological experiment. The results are described in -my paper, <A HREF="../writings/cathedral-bazaar/">The Cathedral +my paper, <A HREF="//localhost/~esr/writings/cathedral-bazaar/">The Cathedral And The Bazaar</A>. <H1>Credits</H1> @@ -440,46 +441,79 @@ Not all of these describe standards explicitly used in fetchmail, but they all shaped the design in one way or another.<P> <DL> -<DT>RFC821<DD> SMTP protocol -<DT>RFC822<DD> Mail header format -<DT>RFC937<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 2 -<DT>RFC974<DD> MX routing -<DT>RFC976<DD> UUCP mail format -<DT>RFC1081<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 3 -<DT>RFC1123<DD> Host requirements (modifies 821, 822, and 974) -<DT>RFC1176<DD> Interactive Mail Access Protocol - Version 2 -<DT>RFC1203<DD> Interactive Mail Access Protocol - Version 3 -<DT>RFC1225<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 3 -<DT>RFC1344<DD> Implications of MIME for Internet Mail Gateways -<DT>RFC1413<DD> Identification server -<DT>RFC1428<DD> Transition of Internet Mail from Just-Send-8 to 8-bit SMTP/MIME -<DT>RFC1460<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 3 -<DT>RFC1521<DD> MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions -<DT>RFC1869<DD> SMTP Service Extensions (ESMTP spec) -<DT>RFC1652<DD> SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport -<DT>RFC1725<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 3 -<DT>RFC1730<DD> Interactive Mail Access Protocol - Version 4 -<DT>RFC1731<DD> IMAP4 Authentication Mechanisms -<DT>RFC1732<DD> IMAP4 Compatibility With IMAP2 And IMAP2bis -<DT>RFC1734<DD> POP3 AUTHentication command -<DT>RFC1870<DD> SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration -<DT>RFC1891<DD> SMTP Service Extension for Delivery Status Notifications -<DT>RFC1892<DD> The Multipart/Report Content Type for the Reporting of Mail System Administrative Messages -<DT>RFC1893<DD> Enhanced Mail System Status Codes -<DT>RFC1894<DD> An Extensible Message Format for Delivery Status Notifications -<DT>RFC1938<DD> A One-Time Password System -<DT>RFC1939<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 3 -<DT>RFC1985<DD> SMTP Service Extension for Remote Message Queue Starting -<DT>RFC2060<DD> Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4rev1 -<DT>RFC2061<DD> IMAP4 Compatibility With IMAP2bis -<DT>RFC2062<DD> Internet Message Access Protocol - Obsolete Syntax +<DT><A HREF="rfc821.txt">RFC821</A> +<DD> SMTP protocol +<DT><A HREF="rfc822.txt">RFC822</A> +<DD> Mail header format +<DT><A HREF="rfc937.txt">RFC937</A> +<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 2 +<DT><A HREF="rfc974.txt">RFC974</A> +<DD> MX routing +<DT><A HREF="rfc976.txt">RFC976</A> +<DD> UUCP mail format +<DT><A HREF="rfc1081.txt">RFC1081</A> +<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 3 +<DT><A HREF="rfc1123.txt">RFC1123</A> +<DD> Host requirements (modifies 821, 822, and 974) +<DT><A HREF="rfc1176.txt">RFC1176</A> +<DD> Interactive Mail Access Protocol - Version 2 +<DT><A HREF="rfc1203.txt">RFC1203</A> +<DD> Interactive Mail Access Protocol - Version 3 +<DT><A HREF="rfc1225.txt">RFC1225</A> +<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 3 +<DT><A HREF="rfc1344.txt">RFC1344</A> +<DD> Implications of MIME for Internet Mail Gateways +<DT><A HREF="rfc1413.txt">RFC1413</A> +<DD> Identification server +<DT><A HREF="rfc1428.txt">RFC1428</A> +<DD> Transition of Internet Mail from Just-Send-8 to 8-bit SMTP/MIME +<DT><A HREF="rfc1460.txt">RFC1460</A> +<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 3 +<DT><A HREF="rfc1521.txt">RFC1521</A> +<DD> MIME: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions +<DT><A HREF="rfc1869.txt">RFC1869</A> +<DD> SMTP Service Extensions (ESMTP spec) +<DT><A HREF="rfc1652.txt">RFC1652</A> +<DD> SMTP Service Extension for 8bit-MIMEtransport +<DT><A HREF="rfc1725.txt">RFC1725</A> +<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 3 +<DT><A HREF="rfc1730.txt">RFC1730</A> +<DD> Interactive Mail Access Protocol - Version 4 +<DT><A HREF="rfc1731.txt">RFC1731</A> +<DD> IMAP4 Authentication Mechanisms +<DT><A HREF="rfc1732.txt">RFC1732</A> +<DD> IMAP4 Compatibility With IMAP2 And IMAP2bis +<DT><A HREF="rfc1734.txt">RFC1734</A> +<DD> POP3 AUTHentication command +<DT><A HREF="rfc1870.txt">RFC1870</A> +<DD> SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration +<DT><A HREF="rfc1891.txt">RFC1891</A> +<DD> SMTP Service Extension for Delivery Status Notifications +<DT><A HREF="rfc1892.txt">RFC1892</A> +<DD> The Multipart/Report Content Type for the Reporting of Mail System Administrative Messages +<DT><A HREF="rfc1893.txt">RFC1893</A> +<DD> Enhanced Mail System Status Codes +<DT><A HREF="rfc1894.txt">RFC1894</A> +<DD> An Extensible Message Format for Delivery Status Notifications +<DT><A HREF="rfc1938.txt">RFC1938</A> +<DD> A One-Time Password System +<DT><A HREF="rfc1939.txt">RFC1939</A> +<DD> Post Office Protocol - Version 3 +<DT><A HREF="rfc1985.txt">RFC1985</A> +<DD> SMTP Service Extension for Remote Message Queue Starting +<DT><A HREF="rfc2060.txt">RFC2060</A> +<DD> Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4rev1 +<DT><A HREF="rfc2061.txt">RFC2061</A> +<DD> IMAP4 Compatibility With IMAP2bis +<DT><A HREF="rfc2062.txt">RFC2062</A> +<DD> Internet Message Access Protocol - Obsolete Syntax </DL> <HR> <table width="100%" cellpadding=0><tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> <td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> -<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/07/20 06:19:12 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 1998/08/11 21:10:33 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |