RFC 3431 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2002

Sieve Extension: Relational Tests

Overview

RFC 3431, “Sieve Extension: Relational Tests”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 2002 by W. Segmuller. It has been obsoleted by RFC 5231 — refer to the newer document for the authoritative version. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the RELATIONAL extension to the Sieve mail filtering language defined in RFC 3028. This extension extends existing conditional tests in Sieve to allow relational operators. In addition to testing their content, it also allows for testing of the number of entities in header and envelope fields. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Abstract as published in the RFC, via rfc-editor.org.

What “Proposed Standard” means

An entry-level standards-track specification: stable, peer-reviewed and a solid basis for implementation, though it may still evolve before becoming an Internet Standard.

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Obsoleted by
RFC 5231
Other RFCs from 2002

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