Q262986: XGEN: Exchange 5.5 and Exchange 2K RFC/Standards Compliance
Article: Q262986
Product(s): Microsoft Exchange
Version(s): 5.5
Operating System(s):
Keyword(s): kbinterop exc55
Last Modified: 25-SEP-2001
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The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server
- Microsoft Exchange Server, version 5.5
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Microsoft Corporation on the issues discussed as of the date of publication.
Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be
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EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT.
This article is intended to be a reference for which Requests for Comments (RFC)
and other standards are supported in Exchange Server 5.5 and Exchange 2000
Server. While every effort has been made to verify this information, omission of
an RFC from this list does not necessarily mean that Exchange does not at least
partially comply with the RFC. RFCs are guidelines, but often contain two types
of information: required and optional. Microsoft and other vendors may or may
not chose to implement optional requirements or may interpret portions of RFCs
differently.
However, if you do have an issue where you feel that Exchange is not compliant
with a particular RFC and this is causing a problem, please open a support
incident with Microsoft Product Support Services.
Please visit the following non-Microsoft Web sites for additional information:
http://www.rfc-editor.org/
http://www.ietf.org/
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http://www.itu.int/
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All documents references are listed in the following format:
Document/RFC: Document or RFC index
Title: Description and/or title of document
Updates: RFCs updated by this document
Replaces: RFCs replaced by this document and/or obsolete
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant or non-compliant; If applicable, the
component and any other notes about compliance; Links to additional
information
Exchange 2000 specific: Compliant or non-compliant; If applicable, the
component and any other notes about compliance; Links to additional
information
Not all document references may contain all fields that are shown in the sample
format. In some cases, the information has been consolidated. Refer to the
document source for the latest information.
Document: CCITT-ITU Recommendations X.400-X.420
Title: Data Communication Networks Message Handling
Systems - 1988 & 1984 standards
Exchange 5.5 specific: Conformant & US/UK GOSIP certified; see Q127868
Exchange 2000 specific: Compatible with X.400 systems
Document: W3C HTML32
Title: Hyper-Text Markup Language v3.2
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant
Exchange 2000 specific: Compliant
Document: ECMA-262
Title: ECMAscript
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not applicable
Exchange 2000 specific: Compliant
RFC: 977
Title: NNTP - (Network News Transfer Protocol)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant; see Exchange Internet Protocols
Whitepaper (http://support.microsoft.com
/support/exchange/content/whitepapers/intprot.asp)
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 operating system (NNTP Service)
RFC: 1006
Title: OSI session over TCP/IP
Replaces: 983
Exchange 5.5 specific: Conformant & certified; see Q127868
Exchange 2000 specific: TCP/IP is the only X.400 stack available
RFC: 1036
Title: NNTP - Format of Usenet Messages
Replaces: 850
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 NNTP Service
RFC: 1123
Title: Internet Hosts Requirements
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant; see online help
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 operating system
RFC: 1459
Title: Internet Relay Chat Protocol
Exchange 5.5 specific: Requires Chat Server installation
Exchange 2000 specific: Requires Chat Server component
RFC: 1510
Title: The Kerberos Network Authentication Service (V5)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 operating system
RFC: 1566
Title: Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant; see the following:
Online Help ? Concepts and Planning
Online Help - Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Exchange 2000 specific: uses Windows 2000 Operating System WMI
RFC: 1652
Title: SMTP Extension for 8BITMIME
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 operating system (SMTP Service)
RFC: 1731
Title: IMAP4 AUTH Commands
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant; see Exchange Internet Protocols
White paper
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows Integrated (NTLM, SPA)
RFC: 1734
Title: POP3 AUTH Command
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant; see Exchange Internet Protocols
White paper
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows Integrated (NTLM, SPA)
RFC: 1769
Title: Simple Network Time Protocol (SNTP)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Windows NT 4.0 ? see Q266209
Windows 2000 Operating System
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System
RFC: 1777
Title: LDAP v2 -(Lightweight Directory Access Protocol)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant; see Exchange Internet Protocols
White paper
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (Active Directory)
RFC: 1823
Title: The LDAP Application Program Interface (API)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Directory
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (Active Directory)
RFC: 1830
Title: BDAT command from the CHUNKING ESMTP specification
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service)
RFC: 1870
Title: SMTP SIZE Extension
Exchange 5.5 specific: Online Help
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service)
RFC: 1891
Title: Delivery Status Notifications (DSN) SMTP Extension
Exchange 5.5 specific: Online Help
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service)
See Q284204 XCON: Delivery Status Notifications in
Exchange 2000 Server; Q256321 XCON: Enhanced
Status Codes for Delivery - RFC 1893
RFC: 1892
Title: Multipart format for report messages (MIME)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service)
RFC: 1893
Title: Enhanced System Status Codes (SMTP)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service)
See Q284204 XCON: Delivery Status Notifications in
Exchange 2000 Server; Q256321 XCON: Enhanced
Status Codes for Delivery - RFC 1893
RFC: 1894
Title: MIME format for DSNs
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service) -
fully compliant;
Exchange 2000 Store ? not fully compliant until
Service Pack 2
RFC: 1939
Title: POP3 - (Post Office Protocol 3)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant; see Exchange Internet Protocols
White paper
Exchange 2000 specific: Exchange 2000 POP3 Service
RFC: 1960
Title: LDAP Search Filters
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Directory Service
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (Active Directory)
RFC: 1985
Title: ETRN
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant; see online help
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service) &
Exchange SMTP Connector
RFC: 2034
Title: SMTP Enhanced Error Codes
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service) -
fully compliant;
Exchange 2000 Store - not fully compliant until
Service Pack 2
RFC: 2045
Title: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
Updates: 822
Obsoletes: 1521, 1522, 1590
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service) &
Exchange 2000 Information Store
RFC: 2046
Title: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
Updates: 822
Obsoletes: 1521, 1522, 1590
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service) &
Exchange 2000 Information Store
RFC: 2047
Title: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME)
Obsoletes: 1521, 1522, 1590
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service) &
Exchange 2000 Information Store
RFC: 2060
Title: IMAP4 - (Internet Message Access Protocol 4)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant; see Exchange Internet Protocols
White paper
Exchange 2000 specific: Exchange 2000 IMAP4 Service
RFC: 2088
Title: IMAP4 non-synchronizing literals
Exchange 5.5 specific: Compliant; see Exchange Internet Protocols
White paper
Exchange 2000 specific: Exchange 2000 IMAP4 Service
RFC: 2131
Title: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
Exchange 5.5 specific: Windows NT 4.0 (DHCP Service)
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (DHCP Service)
RFC: 2136
Title: Dynamic Updates in the Domain Name System (DDNS)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not directly available in Windows NT 4.0
Exchange 2000 specific: Supported by Windows 2000 DNS Service
Required by Windows 2000 Active Directory
& Exchange 2000 Directory Services Access
RFC: 2156
Title: MIME Internet X.400 Enhanced Relay (MIXER)
Replaces: 987, 1026, 1138, 1148, 1327, 1495
Updates: 822
Exchange 5.5 specific: Requires at least Exchange 5.5 SP3
Exchange 2000 specific: Not available in Exchange 2000
RFC: 2157
Title: Mapping between X.400 and RFC-822/MIME Messages
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not compliant
Exchange 2000 specific: Not compliant
RFC: 2163
Title: Using DNS to Distribute MIXER Conformant Global
Address Mapping (MCGAM)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Not available in Exchange 2000
RFC: 2177
Title: IMAP4 IDLE command
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Information Store
Exchange 2000 specific: Exchange 2000 IMAP4 Service
RFC: 2181
Title: Clarifications to the DNS Specification
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not applicable
Exchange 2000 specific: Supported by Windows 2000 DNS Service
Required by Windows 2000 Active Directory
RFC: 2193
Title: IMAP4 Mailbox Referrals
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Information Store
Exchange 2000 specific: Exchange 2000 IMAP4 Service
RFC: 2197
Title: SMTP command pipelining
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System
RFC: 2221
Title: IMAP4 Login Referrals
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Information Store
Exchange 2000 specific: Exchange 2000 IMAP4 Service
RFC: 2246
Title: TLS v1.0
Exchange 5.5 specific: Internet Mail Service (SMTP ? See RFC 2487)
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP ? See RFC 2487)
RFC: 2247
Title: Using Domains in LDAP/X.500 Distinguished Names
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not applicable
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (Active Directory)
RFC: 2251
Title: LDAP v3
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Directory Service
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (Active Directory)
RFC: 2252
Title: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (v3):
Attribute Syntax Definitions
Exchange 5.5 specific: Some portions may not be applicable
Exchange 2000 specific: Some portions may not be applicable
RFC: 2256
Title: Summary of the X.500 User Schema (LDAPv3)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not applicable
Exchange 2000 specific: Some portions may not be applicable
RFC: 2279
Title: UTF-8, a transformation format of ISO 10646
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service) &
Exchange 2000 Information Store
RFC: 2311
Title: S/MIME Version 2 Message Specification
Exchange 5.5 specific: Requires Outlook 98 or later or S/MIME client
Exchange 2000 specific: Requires Outlook 98 or later or S/MIME client
RFC: 2312
Title: S/MIME Version 2 Certificate Handling
Exchange 5.5 specific: Requires Outlook 98 or later or S/MIME client
Exchange 2000 specific: Requires Outlook 98 or later or S/MIME client
RFC: 2342
Title: IMAP4 Namespace
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Information Store
Exchange 2000 specific: Exchange 2000 IMAP4 Service
RFC: 2359
Title: IMAP4 UIDPLUS extension
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Exchange 5.5
Exchange 2000 specific: Exchange 2000 IMAP4 Service
RFC: 2421
Title: Voice Profile for Internet Mail - version 2
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available
Exchange 2000 specific: Compliant. Further conformance information at
http://www.ema.org/vpim/conformance/declarations.html
RFC: 2426
Title: vCard MIME Directory Profile
Exchange 5.5 specific: Requires Outlook 98 or later client; see Q167080
Exchange 2000 specific: Requires Outlook 98 or later client; see Q167080
RFC: 2449
Title: POP3 Extension Mechanism
Updates: 1939
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not compliant
Exchange 2000 specific: Exchange 2000 POP3 Service
RFC: 2487
Title: SMTP Extension for STARTTLS
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Internet Mail Service
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service)
RFC: 2518
Title: HTTP Extensions for Distributed Authoring - WEBDAV
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not applicable
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System, Exchange Web Store,
IE5, Outlook Express (using HTTP access), Web Folders - Office 2000, IE5, and Windows 2000
NOTE: OWA when accessed through "Rich Clients" IE
5.0 or greater will also make use of the SEARCH
verb which is based on an expired Internet draft
RFC: 2554
Title: SMTP Service AUTH Extension
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Internet Mail Service
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service)
RFC: 2616
Title: Hypertext Transfer Protocol - HTTP v1.1
Updates: 1945
Exchange 5.5 specific: Internet Information Server
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System
(World Wide Web Publishing Service)
RFC: 2632
Title: S/MIME Version 3 Certificate Handling
Exchange 5.5 specific: N/A
Exchange 2000 specific: When used in conjunction with an S/MIME client
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RFC: 2633
Title: S/MIME Version 3 Message Specification
Exchange 5.5 specific: N/A
Exchange 2000 specific: When used in conjunction with an S/MIME client
RFC: 2645
Title: Authenticated TURN (ATRN)
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not supported
Exchange 2000 specific: Not fully compliant
RFC: 2782
Title: A DNS RR for specifying the location of services
(DNS SRV)
Updates: 1035, 1183
Exchange 5.5 specific: Not available in Windows NT 4.0
Exchange 2000 specific: Supported by Windows 2000 DNS Service
Required by Windows 2000 Active Directory &
Exchange 2000 Instant Messenger
RFC: 2821
Title: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP)
Updates: 1123
Replaces: 821, 974, 1869, 788, 780, 772, 1651
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Internet Mail Service
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 operating system (SMTP
Service)
RFC: 2822
Title: Internet Message Format
Replaces: 822, 733
Exchange 5.5 specific: Exchange 5.5 Internet Mail Service
& Information Store
Exchange 2000 specific: Windows 2000 Operating System (SMTP Service) &
Exchange 2000 Information Store
Additional query words: rfc compliant standards
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Keywords : kbinterop exc55
Technology : kbExchangeSearch kbExchange550 kbZNotKeyword2 kbExchange2000Search kbExchange2000Serv
Version : :5.5
Issue type : kbinfo
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