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Revision as of 10:24, 29 August 2009
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Parent topics
- Computer network [r]: A collection of computers or digital devices ("nodes") connected by communication links. [e]
- Internet [r]: International "network of networks" that connects computers together through the Internet Protocol Suite and supports applications like Email and the World Wide Web. [e]
- Email [r]: A method of composing, sending, storing, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. [e]
Subtopics
- Email Processes and Protocols [r]: Brief explanation of an email system at the relay level. [e]
- Email Agents [r]: Roles and responsibilities of organizations handling email. [e]
- Message Transfer [r]: Add brief definition or description - This article can now be deleted. Content has been moved to "Email processes and protocols" and "SMTP session"
- SMTP session [r]: A typical email session using the SMTP protocol. [e]
- Message Formats [r]: The formats and encodings used for text, pictures, and various other objects in an email. [e] (RFC-5322)
- Message Headers [r]: The header lines in every email message, defined in RFC 5322 [e]
- Email Authentication [r]: Brief overview of methods used to authenticate the sender of an email. [e]
- Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) [r]: Formats used to encode graphics, binary data, and other non-text items for inclusion in an email message. [e] (RFC-2045..2049)
Reserved ports
- Port 25 [r]: Standard TCP port for email transfer using the SMTP protocol. [e]
- Port 110 [r]: Standard TCP port for email retrieval using the POP protocol. [e]
- Port 587 [r]: TCP port reserved for authenticated submission of email messages. [e]
Protocols
- Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) [r]: In the Internet Protocol Suite, SMTP is the basic method for transferring the "envelopes" of electronic mail among servers performing the electronic "post office" function, not the user mailbox function. [e] (RFC-5321)
- Post Office Protocol (POP) [r]: A client-server messaging protocol for email which requires messages to be downloaded to a client's computer, phone or tablet for reading. [e] (RFC-1939)
- Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) [r]: Add brief definition or description (RFC-3501)
Supporting protocols
- Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) [r]: (TCP) A protocol that reliably delivers bytes across an internet. As long as the connection is up, bytes will be delivered without bit errors and in the order they were sent. It does not guarantee latency. [e]
- Domain Name System (DNS) [r]: The Internet service which translates to and from IP addresses and domain names. [e]
- Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) [r]: E-mail encryption package created by Phillip Zimmerman. [e]
- Kerberos [r]: A protocol using a central server to provide two clients with a shared session key, without either client having to publish a public key. [e]
- Sender Policy Framework (SPF) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- SenderID [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Domain Keys Identified Mail (DKIM) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Certified Server Validation (CSV) [r]: Add brief definition or description)
Culture and administration
- Email History [r]: A method of composing, sending, storing, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. [e]
- Email Abuse [r]: A method of composing, sending, storing, and receiving messages over electronic communication systems. [e]