RFC 8580 · PROPOSED STANDARD · 2019

Sieve Extension: File Carbon Copy

Overview

RFC 8580, “Sieve Extension: File Carbon Copy”, is a Proposed Standard document published in May 2019 by K. Murchison, B. Gondwana. It updates RFC 5230, RFC 5435. The canonical text is published by the RFC Editor.

Abstract

The Sieve email filtering language provides a number of action commands, some of which can generate additional messages on behalf of the user. This document defines an extension to such commands to allow a copy of any generated message to be filed into a target mailbox.

This document updates RFCs 5230 and 5435 by adding a new tagged argument to the Vacation and Notify actions, respectively.

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 updates
RFC 5230 RFC 5435
Other RFCs from 2019

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