RFC 4314 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2005

IMAP4 Access Control List Extension

Overview

RFC 4314, “IMAP4 Access Control List Extension”, is a Proposed Standard document published in December 2005 by A. Melnikov. It obsoletes RFC 2086. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Access Control List (ACL) extension (RFC 2086) of the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) permits mailbox access control lists to be retrieved and manipulated through the IMAP protocol.

This document is a revision of RFC 2086. It defines several new access control rights and clarifies which rights are required for different IMAP commands. [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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Relationships to other RFCs
This RFC obsoletes
RFC 2086
Other RFCs from 2005

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