Internet E-Mail Standards
PC with
local Email
program
Message
Downloading &
Uploading
via POP or IMAP
SMTP
(Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol)
PC with
Software that
that handles mail
in real time
Message Content Standard
RFC 822: Text Only
MIME: Multimedia
Attachment Encoding
Binhex, UUENCODE, MIME
Vendor-Specific
Communication
E-Mail Host
E-Mail Host
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