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draft-ietf-extra-imap-unauth

Document Shepherd Write-Up for draft-extra-imap-unauth

1. This document is being requested as an Internet Standard because it
extends an existing Internet Standard (RFC3501).  The request type is
indicated in the title page header.

2.

Technical Summary

  This spec extends IMAP to add a symetrical way to return to
  UNAUTHENTICATED state from an AUTHENTICATED connection.

Working Group Summary

  This spec was accepted at the IETF101 meeting.  It has been around
  for years, but there was nowhere to submit it.

Document Quality

  The specification has been in use in at least one site for multiple
  years.  The integrations with various IMAP extensions have been very
  carefully specified.

Personnel

  Document Shepherd - Bron Gondwana (EXTRA co-chair)
  Responsible Area Director - Alexey Melnikov


3. The Document Shepherd has read the document through in detail and
is happy that it's easy to implement.

4. It would be good to see another couple of reviews for this document
during the last call period.

5. There is no review required for the document by other areas.

6. There are no concerns with this document that IESG should be aware of.

7. There have been no IPR disclosures for this spec.

8. There have been no IPR disclosures for this spec.

9. The WG consensus is solid.

10. There has been no discontent.

11. The ID nits tool found no issues.

12. This document doesn't define anything which needs formal review
outside the working group.

13. All references have been identified as either normative or
informative.

14. All normative references are published standards.

15. There are no downward normative references references.

16. This RFC does not change the status of any other RFCs.

17. The only IANA request is an additional IMAP capability.

18. There is no expert review required.

19. The formal sections are simple enough that eyeball reading
was sufficient to validate them.


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