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1 PerryLorier 1 [Acronym] for __M__ultipurpose __I__nternet __M__ail __E__xtensions
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6 JohnMcPherson 3 The format for modern email messages, this specifies how to encode attachments, and non-text bodies. It also includes a type system, allowing type information to be included with message parts, and a means of specifying non-[ASCII] text in message headers.
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4 StephenLewis 5 The MIME standards build on the message format specified in RFC:822 (now updated to RFC:2822), so a MIME message is also an RFC:822 message, hence can be sent using standard internet protocols (such as [SMTP])
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4 StephenLewis 7
5 StephenLewis 8 MIME is currently a set of 5 [RFC]s: [1]
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10 * RFC:2045 - Basic specification for MIME messages
11 * RFC:2046 - MIME media typing system, and core type definitions
6 JohnMcPherson 12 * RFC:2047 - RFC:822 extensions to allow non-[ASCII] data in message headers
4 StephenLewis 13 * RFC:2048 - [IANA] registration procedures for MIME related facilities
14 * RFC:2049 - MIME conformance criteria
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16 These documents revise older versions of the MIME standard, such as RFC:1341 and RFC:1342
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18 [1] There are a bunch of additions, but these include most of the important basics
7 StuartYeates 19
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