2009/07/01 by D. Crocker · 1 citation
Engineering · Computer Science · #IPv6, Mobility, Handover, Networks, Security #Opportunistic and Delay-Tolerant Networks #Wireless Communication Networks Research
paper · doi:10.17487/rfc5598
openalex publication_date 2009/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/04/04
Over its thirty-five-year history, Internet Mail has changed significantly in scale and complexity, as it has become a global infrastructure service. These changes have been evolutionary, rather than revolutionary, reflecting a strong desire to preserve both its installed base and its usefulness. To collaborate productively on this large and complex system, all participants need to work from a common view of it and use a common language to describe its components and the interactions among them. But the many differences in perspective currently make it difficult to know exactly what another participant means. To serve as the necessary common frame of reference, this document describes the enhanced Internet Mail architecture, reflecting the current service.