RFC 3501
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RFC 3501 is the Internet standard specification that defines version 4rev1 of the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) used for accessing and managing email on a mail server.
Aliases (3)
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
→
Request for Comments → technical specification → |
| abbreviation |
IMAP4rev1
→
|
| area |
Internet
→
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| category |
Standards Track
→
|
| definesAuthenticationModel |
username and password
→
|
| definesCommand |
APPEND
→
AUTHENTICATE → COPY → CREATE → DELETE → EXAMINE → FETCH → LOGIN → LOGOUT → NOOP → RENAME → SEARCH → SELECT → STORE → SUBSCRIBE → UID → UNSUBSCRIBE → |
| definesDataModel |
mailboxes containing messages
→
|
| definesMailboxNameSyntax |
hierarchical mailbox names
→
|
| definesMessageAttribute |
body structure
→
envelope → flags → |
| definesOperation |
concurrent access to mailboxes
→
email message management → email message retrieval → mailbox management → message fetching by parts → message flag manipulation → server-side search → |
| definesPort |
143
→
993 → |
| definesProtocol |
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4rev1
→
|
| definesResponse |
BAD
→
BYE → NO → OK → PREAUTH → |
| documentFormat |
text
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| intendedUse |
email access on a mail server
→
|
| language |
English
→
|
| obsoletes |
RFC 1730
→
RFC 2060 → |
| port143Usage |
IMAP over TCP
→
|
| port993Usage |
IMAP over TLS/SSL
→
|
| protocolFamily |
IMAP
→
|
| protocolType |
application-layer protocol
→
|
| publicationMonth |
March
→
|
| publicationYear |
2003
→
|
| publishedBy |
IETF
→
Internet Engineering Task Force → |
| publishedInSeries |
Request for Comments
→
|
| relatedProtocol |
POP3
→
SMTP → |
| rfcNumber |
3501
→
|
| securityConsiderationsSection |
yes
→
|
| shortTitle |
IMAP4rev1
→
|
| standardsStatus |
Internet Standard
→
|
| statusAtPublication |
Proposed Standard
→
|
| stream |
IETF Stream
→
|
| supportsExtensionMechanism |
IMAP capability mechanism
→
|
| title |
INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1
→
|
| transportProtocol |
TCP
→
|
| usesCharacterSet |
US-ASCII
→
|
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Sun Java System Messaging Server
("IMAP4rev1")
→
Sun Java System Messaging Server → |
supportsStandard |
|
IMAP
("IMAP4rev1")
→
|
currentVersion |
|
IMAP
→
|
definedIn |
|
IMAP
("IMAP4")
→
|
successor |
|
RFC 3501
("INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1")
→
|
title |