An updated internet-draft is available from the IETF.

Abstract: «Over its thirty year history, Internet mail has undergone significant changes in scale and complexity. The first standardized architecture for email specified a simple split between the user world and the transmission world, in the form of Mail User Agents (MUA) and Mail Transfer Agents (MTA). Over time each of these has divided into multiple, specialized modules. Public discussion and agreement about the nature of the changes to Internet mail has not kept pace, and abuses of the Internet mail service have brought these issues into stark relief. This draft offers clarifications and enhancements, to provide a more consistent base for community discussion of email service problems and proposed email service enhancements.»

draft-crocker-email-arch-02 (diff)