The LIMITS SMTP Service Extension
draft-freed-smtp-limits-07

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From: The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org>
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Subject: Protocol Action: 'The LIMITS SMTP Service Extension' to Proposed Standard (draft-freed-smtp-limits-07.txt)

The IESG has approved the following document:
- 'The LIMITS SMTP Service Extension'
  (draft-freed-smtp-limits-07.txt) as Proposed Standard

This document has been reviewed in the IETF but is not the product of an IETF
Working Group.

The IESG contact person is Murray Kucherawy.

A URL of this Internet-Draft is:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-freed-smtp-limits/

Ballot Text

Technical Summary

   This document defines a "Limits" extension for the Simple Mail
   Transfer Protocol (SMTP), including submission, as well as the Local
   Mail Transfer Protocol (LMTP).  It also defines an associated limit
   registry.  This extension provides the means for an SMTP, submission,
   or LMTP server to inform the client of limits the server intends to
   apply to the protocol during the current session.  The client is then
   able to adapt its behavior in order to conform to those limits.

Working Group Summary

It was considered in EMAILCORE, which chose not to process it.  As there is no
other appropriate home for it in the ART area at this time, it is now a
sponsored document.

The work otherwise got good discussion followed by general
supportive grumbling from the appropriate community.

Document Quality

Though consensus appears to concur that there is a need for this and its appearance would
be beneficial, there are no expressly committed parties.

Personnel

Murray Kucherawy is both the responsible Area Director and the Document Shepherd.

RFC Editor Note