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        RFC 2554: 

        Title:	    SMTP Service Extension for Authentication
	Author(s):  J. Myers
        Status:     Proposed Standard
	Date:       March 1999
        Mailbox:    jgmyers@netscape.com
	Pages:      11
        Characters: 20534
        Updates/Obsoletes/See Also: None  
        I-D Tag:    draft-myers-smtp-auth-12.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2554.txt


This document defines an SMTP service extension [ESMTP] whereby
an SMTP client may indicate an authentication mechanism to the server,
perform an authentication protocol exchange, and optionally negotiate
a security layer for subsequent protocol interactions.  This extension
is a profile of the Simple Authentication and Security Layer [SASL].

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for
the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions
for improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the
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Joyce K. Reynolds and Alegre Ramos
USC/Information Sciences Institute

