RFC 1733 · INFORMATIONAL · 1994
MON · 27 JUL 2026
Distributed Electronic Mail Models in IMAP4
Overview
RFC 1733, “Distributed Electronic Mail Models in IMAP4”, is an Informational document published in December 1994 by M. Crispin. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
There are three fundamental models of client/server email: offline, online, and disconnected use. IMAP4 can be used in any one of these three models. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.
What “Informational” means
Published for the general information of the community. It does not define an IETF standard and carries no standards-track status.
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