RFC 5092 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2007

IMAP URL Scheme

Overview

RFC 5092, “IMAP URL Scheme”, is a Proposed Standard document published in November 2007 by A. Melnikov, C. Newman. It updates RFC 4467. It obsoletes RFC 2192. It has since been updated by RFC 5593. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

IMAP (RFC 3501) is a rich protocol for accessing remote message stores. It provides an ideal mechanism for accessing public mailing list archives as well as private and shared message stores. This document defines a URL scheme for referencing objects on an IMAP server.

This document obsoletes RFC 2192. It also updates RFC 4467. [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 2192
This RFC updates
RFC 4467
Updated by
RFC 5593
Other RFCs from 2007

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