RFC 3501
E39860
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.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RFC 3501 canonical | 5 |
| IMAP4rev1 | 3 |
| IMAP4 | 1 |
| INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1 | 1 |
| Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4rev1 | 1 |
| Internet Message Access Protocol version 4rev1 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T306622 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 3501 Context triple: [IMAP, definedIn, RFC 3501]
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A.
RFC 5321
RFC 5321 is the Internet standard that specifies the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) used for email transmission across IP networks.
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B.
RFC 821
RFC 821 is the original Internet standard that formally defined the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for electronic mail transmission.
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C.
IMAP
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a standard email protocol that allows clients to access and manage messages stored on a mail server while keeping them synchronized across multiple devices.
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D.
POP3
POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) is a standard email protocol used by clients to retrieve messages from a remote mail server over a TCP/IP network, typically downloading them for local storage.
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E.
SMTP
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a standard communication protocol used for sending and routing email messages across IP networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RFC 3501 Target entity description: 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.
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A.
RFC 5321
RFC 5321 is the Internet standard that specifies the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) used for email transmission across IP networks.
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B.
RFC 821
RFC 821 is the original Internet standard that formally defined the Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) for electronic mail transmission.
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C.
IMAP
IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) is a standard email protocol that allows clients to access and manage messages stored on a mail server while keeping them synchronized across multiple devices.
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D.
POP3
POP3 (Post Office Protocol version 3) is a standard email protocol used by clients to retrieve messages from a remote mail server over a TCP/IP network, typically downloading them for local storage.
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E.
SMTP
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) is a standard communication protocol used for sending and routing email messages across IP networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (70)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Internet standard
ⓘ
Request for Comments ⓘ technical specification ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
IMAP
ⓘ
surface form:
IMAP4rev1
|
| area |
the internet
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
IMAP
ⓘ
surface form:
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 |
Internet Engineering Task Force
ⓘ
surface form:
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force ⓘ |
| publishedInSeries |
RFCs
ⓘ
surface form:
Request for Comments
|
| relatedProtocol |
POP3
ⓘ
SMTP ⓘ |
| rfcNumber | 3501 ⓘ |
| securityConsiderationsSection | yes ⓘ |
| shortTitle |
IMAP
ⓘ
surface form:
IMAP4rev1
|
| standardsStatus | Internet Standard ⓘ |
| statusAtPublication | Proposed Standard ⓘ |
| stream | IETF Stream ⓘ |
| supportsExtensionMechanism | IMAP capability mechanism ⓘ |
| title |
RFC 3501
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1
|
| transportProtocol |
Transmission Control Protocol
ⓘ
surface form:
TCP
|
| usesCharacterSet | US-ASCII ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RFC 3501 Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
IMAP4rev1
this entity surface form:
INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1
this entity surface form:
IMAP4rev1
this entity surface form:
Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4rev1
this entity surface form:
IMAP4rev1
this entity surface form:
Internet Message Access Protocol version 4rev1