MPP, Message Posting Protocol

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Description:

Protocol suite: TCP/IP.
Protocol type:Application layer protocol.
Port:218 (TCP).
MIME subtype:
SNMP MIBs:
Working groups:
Links:

This protocol was designed for posting messages from workstations to a mail service host.

The command and reply structures are based on those used for SMTP and FTP.


MAC header IP header TCP header MPP message

MPP message:


MPP commands:

CommandDescription
DATA 
NOOP 
PASS  
QUIT  
USER  

MPP reply:

CodeDescription
220Message Posting Service Ready.
221 Closing Connection.
250 Command OK.
354 Enter mail, end with <CRLF>.<CRLF>
451 Local error encountered.
500 Command unrecognized.
501 Argument syntax error.
503 Illegal command sequence.
530Authentication Failure.
550Error.

Glossary:


RFCs:

[RFC 1204] Message Posting Protocol (MPP).


Publications:


Obsolete RFCs:


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