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.


Statements (70)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Internet standard
Request for Comments
technical specification
abbreviation IMAP4rev1
area Internet
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
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")
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