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POP URL Scheme

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Network Working Group                                        R. Gellens
Request for Comments: 2384                       QUALCOMM, Incorporated
Category: Standards Track                                   August 1998


                             POP URL Scheme

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (1998).  All Rights Reserved.

1.  Introduction

   [POP3] is a widely-deployed mail access protocol.  Many programs
   access POP3 message stores, and thus need POP3 configuration
   information.  Since there are multiple configuration elements which
   are required in order to access a mailbox, a single string
   representation is convenient.

   A POP3 mailbox (like an [IMAP4] mailbox) is a network resource, and
   URLs are a widely-supported generalized representation of network
   resources.

   A means of specifying a POP3 mailbox as a URL will likely be useful
   in many programs and protocols. [ACAP] is one case where a string
   encapsulation of elements required to access network services is
   needed.  For example, an [IMAP4] message store is usually specified
   in ACAP datasets as an [IMAP-URL].

   This memo defines a URL scheme for referencing a POP mailbox.

2.  Conventions Used in this Document

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", and "MAY"
   in this document are to be interpreted as defined in "Key words for
   use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels" [KEYWORDS].







Gellens                     Standards Track
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