RFC 5260 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2008

Sieve Email Filtering: Date and Index Extensions

Overview

RFC 5260, “Sieve Email Filtering: Date and Index Extensions”, is a Proposed Standard document published in July 2008 by N. Freed. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

This document describes the "date" and "index" extensions to the Sieve email filtering language. The "date" extension gives Sieve the ability to test date and time values in various ways. The "index" extension provides a means to limit header and address tests to specific instances of header fields when header fields are repeated. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

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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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