RFC 2180 · INFORMATIONAL · 1997

IMAP4 Multi-Accessed Mailbox Practice

Overview

RFC 2180, “IMAP4 Multi-Accessed Mailbox Practice”, is an Informational document published in July 1997 by M. Gahrns. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The behavior described in this document reflects the practice of some existing servers or behavior that the consensus of the IMAP mailing list has deemed to be reasonable. The behavior described within this document is believed to be [RFC-2060] compliant. However, this document is not meant to define IMAP4 compliance, nor is it an exhaustive list of valid IMAP4 behavior. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

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