A Simple Mode of Facsimile Using Internet Mail

摘要

This specification provides for 'simple mode' carriage of facsimiledata using Internet mail. Extensions to this document will follow.The current specification employs standard protocols and file formatssuch as TCP/IP, Internet mail protocols [1, 2, 3], MIME [4, 10, 11],and TIFF for Facsimile [5, 12, 14]. It can send images not only to other Internet-aware facsimile devices but also to Internet-nativesystems, such as PCs with common email readers which can handle MIMEmail and TIFF for Facsimile data. The specification facilitatescommunication among existing facsimile devices, Internet mail agents,and the gateways which connect them.This document is a revision of RFC 2305. There have been no technicalchanges.