{"draft":"","doc_id":"RFC1734","title":" POP3 AUTHentication command ","authors":["J. Myers"],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"5","pub_status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","status":"PROPOSED STANDARD","source":"Legacy","abstract":" This document describes the optional AUTH command, for indicating an authentication mechanism to the server, performing an authentication protocol exchange, and optionally negotiating a protection mechanism for subsequent protocol interactions. [STANDARDS-TRACK]  ","pub_date":"November 1994","keywords":["POP3-AUTH","Post","Office","Protocol","Email"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":["RFC5034"],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC1734","errata_url":null}