{"product_id":"9780596555672","title":"Programming Internet Email: Mastering Internet Messaging Systems","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Internet's \"killer app\" is not the World Wide Web or Push technologies:  it is humble electronic mail. More people use email than any other Internet  application. As the number of email users swells, and as email takes on an ever greater role in personal and business communication, Internet mail protocols have become not just an enabling technology for messaging, but a programming interface on top of which core applications are built.\u003ci\u003eProgramming Internet Email\u003c\/i\u003e unmasks the Internet Mail System and shows  how a loose federation of connected networks have combined to form the  world's largest and most heavily trafficked message system.\u003ci\u003eProgramming Internet Email\u003c\/i\u003e tames the Internet's most popular  messaging service. For programmers building applications on top of  email capabilities, and power users trying to get under the hood of  their own email systems, \u003ci\u003eProgramming Internet Email\u003c\/i\u003e stands out  as an essential guide and reference book. In typical O'Reilly fashion,\u003ci\u003eProgramming Internet Email\u003c\/i\u003e covers the topic with nineteen tightly  written chapters and five useful appendixes.Following a thorough introduction to the Internet Mail System, the book is  divided into five parts:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I covers email formats, from basic text messages to the  guts of MIME.  Secure email message formats (OpenPGP and S\/MIME),  mailbox formats and other commonly used formats are detailed in  this reference section.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II describes Internet email protocols: SMTP and ESMTP,  POP3 and IMAP4. Each protocol is covered in detail to expose the  Internet Mail System's inner workings.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III provides a solid API reference for programmers working  in Perl and Java. Class references are given for commonly used Perl  modules that relate to email and the Java Mail API.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV provides clear and concise examples of how to incorporate email  capabilities into your applications. Examples are given in both Perl and  Java.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart V covers the future of email on the Internet. Means and methods for  controlling spam email and newly proposed Internet mail protocols are  discussed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendixes to Programming Internet Email provide a host of explanatory  information and useful references for the programmer and avid user alike,  including a comprehensive list of Internet RFCs relating to email, MIME  types and a list of email related URLs.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ci\u003eProgramming Internet Email\u003c\/i\u003e will answer all of your questions  about mail and extend your abilities into this most popular messaging frontier.","brand":"O'Reilly Media, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46591697125617,"sku":"9780596555672","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9780596555672_p0.jpg?v=1765495219","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780596555672","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}