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PROPOSED STANDARD

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RFC 3463,RFC 3464

Authors:

G. White
G. Vaudreuil

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IETF

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NON WORKING GROUP

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC4865

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Abstract

This memo defines an extension to the SMTP submission protocol for aclient to indicate a future time for the message to be released fordelivery. This extension permits a client to use server-basedstorage for a message that should be held in queue until anappointed time in the future. This is useful for clients which donot have local storage or are otherwise unable to release a messagefor delivery at an appointed time. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

For the definition ofStatus,seeRFC 2026.

For the definition ofStream, seeRFC 8729.