RFC 5436 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2009
SUN · 14 JUN 2026
Sieve Notification Mechanism: mailto
Overview
RFC 5436, “Sieve Notification Mechanism: mailto”, is a Proposed Standard document published in January 2009 by B. Leiba, M. Haardt. It updates RFC 3834. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.
Abstract
This document describes a profile of the Sieve extension for notifications, to allow notifications to be sent by electronic mail. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
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
Other RFCs from 2009
- RFC 5435 Sieve Email Filtering: Extension for Notifications
- RFC 5437 Sieve Notification Mechanism: Extensible Messaging and Presence Protocol
- RFC 5434 Considerations for Having a Successful Birds-of-a-Feather Session
- RFC 5438 Instant Message Disposition Notification
- RFC 5433 Extensible Authentication Protocol - Generalized Pre-Shared Key Method
- RFC 5439 An Analysis of Scaling Issues in MPLS-TE Core Networks
- RFC 5432 Quality of Service Mechanism Selection in the Session Description Protocol
- RFC 5440 Path Computation Element Communication Protocol