Concluded WG Internet Mail Extensions (smtpext)

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WG	Name		Internet Mail Extensions
	Acronym		smtpext
	Area		Applications Area (app)
	State		Concluded
	Charter		charter-ietf-smtpext-01 Approved
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Personnel	Chairs		Dr. John C. Klensin, Ned Freed
Mailing list	Address		ietf-smtp@list.cren.net
	To subscribe		listproc@list.cren.net
	Archive		ftp://list.cren.net:/archives/ietf-smtp/*

Final Charter for Working Group

The SMTP Extensions Working Group is chartered to develop extensions to
the
base SMTP protocol (RFC821) to facilitate the more efficient
transmission of 8
bit text and binary data. Among the extensions to be considered to SMTP
are the
elimination of the ASCII text character restriction and line length
restriction
to allow the sending of arbitrary 8 bit character sets, and the
definition of
mechanisms to facilitate binary transmission, and extensions to the
negotiation sequence to facilitate batch transmission.

Done milestones

Date	Milestone	Associated documents
Done	Submit the SMTP Extensions document as a Proposed Standard.
Done	Review and finalize the SMTP Extensions document.
Done	Write a document specifying the changes to SMTP agreed to by the Group. Post as an Internet-Draft.
Done	Discuss the elimination of the 7 bit restrictions in SMTP, and the implications of removing this restriction in terms of interoperation.
Done	Discuss the issues involved with binary transmission. Determine whether a ``binary'' mode should be pursued, and whether the SMTP line length restriction should be eliminated.
Done	Review the Charter of the Group. Determine if changes to SMTP are necessary. Discuss the needs for backward compatability, and interoperability. This discussion will be held by email.