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Internet Electronic Mail

Published

Author(s)

Barbara Guttman, Robert H. Bagwill, Elizabeth B. Lennon

Abstract

This ITL Bulletin summarizes a chapter of the draft Internet Security Policy: A Technical Guide. It describes email protocols, organization email policy, email problems, and solutions.
Citation
ITL Bulletin -

Keywords

electronic mail, email, information security, organizational email policy

Citation

Guttman, B. , Bagwill, R. and Lennon, E. (1997), Internet Electronic Mail, ITL Bulletin, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=151174 (Accessed March 29, 2024)
Created November 25, 1997, Updated February 19, 2017