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Lotus Domino and RFC

QuickImage In a recent request by a government customer we were asked about the compliance of Domino with various RFC. I've listed them here for reference:
RFCDescriptionDominoRemarks
RFC 1123Requirements for Internet Hosts Application and Support (STD 3)Yes
RFC 1870SMTP Service Extension for Message Size Declaration (obsoletes: RFC 1653)Yes
RFC 2476Message Submission Obsoletesee RFC 4409 below.
RFC 2505AntiSpam Recommendations for SMTP MTAs (BCP 30)Yes
RFC 5321The Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (obsoletes RFC 821 aka STD 10, RFC 974, and RFC 1869, RFC 2821)Yes
RFC 5322Internet Message Format (obsoletes RFC 822 aka STD 11, and RFC 822)Yes
RFC 2920SMTP Service Extension for Command Pipelining (STD 60)Yes
RFC 3030SMTP Service Extensions for Transmission of Large and Binary MIME MessagesNo
RFC 3207SMTP Service Extension for Secure SMTP over Transport Layer Security (obsoletes RFC 2487)Yes
RFC 3461SMTP Service Extension for Delivery Status Notifications (obsoletes RFC 1891)Yes
RFC 3462The Multipart/Report Content Type for the Reporting of Mail System Administrative Messages (obsoletes RFC 1892)Yes
RFC 3463Enhanced Status Codes for SMTP (obsoletes RFC 1893 )Yes
RFC 3464An Extensible Message Format for Delivery Status Notifications (obsoletes RFC 1894)Yes
RFC 3834Recommendations for Automatic Responses to Electronic MailYes
RFC 4409Message Submission for Mail (obsoletes RFC 2476)PartialDomino can be configured to act as an MSA, but is not strictly compliant (e.g. does not qualify unqualified domains in addresses)
RFC 4952Overview and Framework for Internationalized EmailThis is not a standard - only an informational document
RFC 4954SMTP Service Extension for Authentication (obsoletes RFC 2554)Yes
RFC 5068Email Submission Operations: Access and Accountability Requirements (BCP 134)YesThis is not a standard - it is a document describing a set of operational best practices. Domino can be configured to support these practices

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Gravatar Image1 - @Dave: You have to ask the others. We don't track their compliance to RFCs.
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Gravatar Image2 - Hi Stephan,
thanks for publishing. Perfect listing, I will reuse that.

Claus

Gravatar Image3 - Stephan,

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