$44.95 is somewhat pricey, and this book is probably too technical
for most.

The following blurb is from an Amazon.com book alert dated 01/26/2000.

JUST OFF THE PRESSES
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"Internet Email Protocols: A Developer's Guide"
By Kevin Johnson

Paperback - 512 pages Bk&Cd Rom edition
(November 5, 1999)
Addison-Wesley Pub Co; ISBN: 0201432889 ; Dimensions (in
 inches): 1.04 x 9.19 x 7.39;  $44.95

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0201432889/ref=ad_b_cw_2

Author Kevin Johnson digs deep into the standards of
Internet e-mail to produce an extremely detailed reference
for software developers. Although the book is accessible to
anyone interested in the precise details of how e-mail
protocols work, it is especially targeted at those designing
e-mail systems or integrating e-mail features into other
software products. It closely follows the relevant Request
for Comments (RFC) documents that define Internet e-mail
standards.  SMTP, POP, IMAP, MIME, and other key standards
are covered in more depth here than you'll find anywhere
else. If you're designing or supporting products that touch
Internet e-mail in any way, you should have this fine title
handy.

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