Internet Email Protocols: A Developer's Guide - Softcover

Johnson, Kevin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0201432889 ISBN 13: 9780201432886

Publisher: Addison Wesley, 1999

Synopsis

Internet Email Protocols gathers, in one comprehensive and convenient resource, the key technologies that form the underlying mechanics of Internet email. It provides developers and networking professionals with in-depth explanations of essential concepts and a framework for understanding how and why these technologies fit together to provide cohesive email services. This book shows how to troubleshoot and solve email problems, how to evaluate different implementations of the standards and protocols, and how to be better equipped when faced with the challenge of writing programs that process email. For each chapter, the author presents an overview of the material, detailed information, and any important extensions and advanced uses of the protocols being discussed. You will find in-depth descriptions of: *Message formats, covering the structure of message headers, the various fields, and the intricacies of email addresses, as well as a detailed treatment of MIME *Mail transport technology, focusing on the SMTP protocol *The most current versions of the POP and IMAP protocols *The mechanics of filtering email, with an emphasis on applying this knowledge to blocking unsolicited bulk email *The mechanics of mailing list processing, with an emphasis on applying information from earlier chapters *Security details, covering authentication, digital signatures, encryption, and anonymity In addition, the appendices provide example folder formats, a discussion on UNIX folder locking, and an overview of the languages commonly used for email development. The accompanying CD-ROM contains all the RFCs referenced in the book, as well as the source code for several popular email packages, including Sendmail and Procmail. Bringing together information that is scattered among many RFCs, software packages, and lore, this one detailed book is an important resource for anyone developing email applications. 0201432889B04062001

About this title

About the Author

Kevin Johnson is a Senior Network Services Engineer for the Engineering Services Department of Motorola Inc.'s Motorola Computer Group. In this position, he designs and implements network, security, and system administration mechanisms for MCG Engineering. His primary focus is on email, Internet protocols, system architectures, and new technologies.

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From the Back Cover

Internet Email Protocols gathers, in one comprehensive and convenient resource, the key technologies that form the underlying mechanics of Internet email. It provides developers and networking professionals with in-depth explanations of essential concepts and a framework for understanding how and why these technologies fit together to provide cohesive email services. This book shows how to troubleshoot and solve email problems, how to evaluate different implementations of the standards and protocols, and how to be better equipped when faced with the challenge of writing programs that process email.

For each chapter, the author presents an overview of the material, detailed information, and any important extensions and advanced uses of the protocols being discussed. You will find in-depth descriptions of:

• Message formats, covering the structure of message headers, the various fields, and the intricacies of email addresses, as well as a detailed treatment of MIME
• Mail transport technology, focusing on the SMTP protocol
• The most current versions of the POP and IMAP protocols
• The mechanics of filtering email, with an emphasis on applying this knowledge to blocking unsolicited bulk email
• The mechanics of mailing list processing, with an emphasis on applying information from earlier chapters
• Security details, covering authentication, digital signatures, encryption, and anonymity

In addition, the appendices provide example folder formats, a discussion on UNIX folder locking, and an overview of the languages commonly used for email development. The accompanying CD-ROM contains all the RFCs referenced in the book, as well as the source code for several popular email packages, including Sendmail and Procmail. Bringing together information that is scattered among many RFCs, software packages, and lore, this one detailed book is an important resource for anyone developing email applications.

0201432889B04062001

Edition details

• Publisher: Addison Wesley
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201432889
• ISBN 13: 9780201432886
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512