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Internet Email Protocols: A Developer's Guide seeks to fill the gap in published material on the nitty-gritty details of how Internet e-mail really works. With patient precision, the book succeeds in delivering a definitive examination of the various e-mail standards defined by a slew of public Request for Comment (RFC) specifications.

The text is designed for software developers who need to know everything about Internet e-mail--from protocol communications down to the definitions of individual ASCII characters. The book begins with an overview of the standards process and a thorough history of e-mail. It then presents the key protocols and specifications that collectively form what we refer to as "Internet e-mail." It carefully defines all the elements of mail messages themselves, and then presents the Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP)--the lifeblood of mail movement on the Net.

Subsequent chapters lay out POP, IMAP, MIME, PGP, and other crucial standards in consistent detail. Along the way, the book continually references the RFCs. An accompanying CD-ROM contains all of the relevant RFC documents and the source code for publicly available e-mail applications. When it comes to the inner workings of e-mail, you won't find a more complete, and readable, presentation. --Stephen W. Plain

Topics covered: Internet e-mail overview, mail message fields, SMTP, MIME, POP, IMAP, filtering, mailing list processing, security (services, frameworks, extensions, MIME security).



Product Description

Presents the key technologies that form the underlying mechanics of Internet email. 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. Softcover. CD-ROM included. DLC: Electronic mail systems.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 512 pages
  • Publisher: Addison-Wesley Professional (January 15, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0201432889
  • ISBN-13: 978-0201432886
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #460,627 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A good reference if you program or administer email, December 11, 1999
By Christopher Lindsey (Champaign, IL US) - See all my reviews
Programming and administering email applications can be a daunting task. There are so many standards and different approaches that it's difficult to understand the relationships between protocols, much less keep them straight.

This book addresses that very problem by bringing these topics together into a single volume. It covers fields as mundane as the SMTP standard and other RFCs, everyday topics like mailing lists and email filtering, and recently popularized areas like authentication mechanisms and message security.

With it's big picture view coupled with an attention to detail, this book is a must-read for anyone considering any kind of programming or administration related to email, whether they're just a novice or a grizzled programmer who's experienced it all.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars a long-needed in-depth text on email protocols, November 30, 1999
By Mark Crispin (Bainbridge Island, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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Kevin Johnson's new book fills a longstanding gap in Internet texts -- a comprehensive pedagogical description of the various email protocols (RFC 822, MIME, SMTP, POP, IMAP) and technologies (filtering, mailing lists, security). I particularly liked the in-depth coverage of the IMAP protocol.

Abundant examples appear throughout the book, along with practical observations and detailed explanations "why".

This book is all you need if you want to understand the various email protocols, e.g. to analyze a transcript of a protocol negotiation session. If you're planning on writing software using these protocols, you'll need to read the standards documents for the precise "nuts and bolts" details; but if you read Kevin Johnson's book first, you'll have a much easier time at understanding the standards documents.

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Need to know email protocols? Read this book!, November 17, 1999
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This book is a very complete and comprehensive explanation, with plenty of illustrations and plenty of references, of the main email protocols in use today. Email is one of the three or four big, BIG apps on the 'net and if you want to know about email from the inside or, especially, if you need to implement some email protocol(s), either on the client or on the server, then this is the book for you. It's indispensable for an implementor: looks to me like it could be the "email bible," in the same way that Stevens is the bible for Unix programming and Comer is the bible for TCP/IP. This is the book for you if you need/want the nitty-gritty.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well written, thorough, accurate and readable
. . . a very challenging combination. I recommend this for everyone developing an e-mail application. Every standard that it covers is done in a thorough fashion. Read more
Published on May 3, 2004 by Luke Koops

4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource! - even for beginners who want to LEARN
This book is a great resource of knowledge on DBI - in all respects. The topics are covered in a thorough manner, and a plethera of code exists for DBI. Read more
Published on October 29, 2002

4.0 out of 5 stars Great resource! - even for beginners who want to LEARN
This book is a great resource of knowledge on DBI - in all respects. The topics are covered in a thorough manner, and a plethera of code exists for DBI. Read more
Published on October 29, 2002 by Tim -

2.0 out of 5 stars Good info, but poorly organized
I found this book to be informative, but confusingly written. The author also makes assumptions on the reader's knowledge which people already not familar with programming e-mail... Read more
Published on January 14, 2002 by P. Trauring

5.0 out of 5 stars Delivers exactly what the title promises.
This is one of those rare occasions where the booktitle is spot-on. As a developer, I needed some guidance into the world of Email protocols (without ploughing through these... Read more
Published on April 5, 2001

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't expect
This book disappointed me. I hoped a good overview but this only just repeated the RFCs without value added. Read more
Published on August 17, 2000

5.0 out of 5 stars A clear and concise alternative to all those RFCs
This is an exceptional book. It doesn't bother with the details of DNS and TCP like other books on the subject, which are best left to their own separate references. Read more
Published on February 23, 2000 by Peter Friend

5.0 out of 5 stars e-mail
it will be helpful for email-programmer
Published on February 7, 2000 by Balasubramaniyam.P

4.0 out of 5 stars The topic is dynamite
Six months ago there were no books on how to program email using standard protocols. Now there are three! Read more
Published on December 3, 1999 by James Sibbald

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