Skip to main content

Internet Message Access Protocol version 4 - LIST Command Extensions
draft-ietf-imapext-list-extensions-18

Document Type
This is an older version of an Internet-Draft that was ultimately published as RFC 5258.
Expired & archived
Authors Barry Leiba , Alexey Melnikov
Last updated 2018-06-14 (Latest revision 2006-09-26)
RFC stream Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)
Formats
Reviews
Additional resources Mailing list discussion
Stream WG state (None)
Document shepherd (None)
IESG IESG state Unknown state
Consensus boilerplate Unknown
Telechat date (None)
Responsible AD Lisa M. Dusseault
Send notices to (None)

This Internet-Draft is no longer active. A copy of the expired Internet-Draft is available in these formats:

Abstract

IMAP4 has two commands for listing mailboxes: LIST and LSUB. As we have added extensions, such as Mailbox Referrals, that have required specialized lists we have had to expand the number of list commands, since each extension must add its function to both LIST and LSUB, and these commands are not, as they are defined, extensible. If we've needed the extensions to work together, we've had to add a set of commands to mix the different options, the set increasing in size with each new extension. This document describes an extension to the base LIST command that will allow these additions to be done with mutually compatible options to the LIST command, avoiding the exponential increase in specialized list commands. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Authors

Barry Leiba
Alexey Melnikov

(Note: The e-mail addresses provided for the authors of this Internet-Draft may no longer be valid.)