IMAP4 Binary Content Extension
draft-nerenberg-imap-binary-07

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This is an older version of an Internet-Draft that was ultimately published as RFC 3516.
Author Lyndon Nerenberg
Last updated 2020-01-21 (Latest revision 2002-11-06)
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draft-nerenberg-imap-binary-07 
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        RFC 3516

        Title:      IMAP4 Binary Content Extension
        Author(s):  L. Nerenberg
        Status:     Standards Track
        Date:       April 2003
        Mailbox:    lyndon@orthanc.ab.ca
        Pages:      8
        Characters: 14598
        Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso:  None

        I-D Tag:    draft-nerenberg-imap-binary-07.txt

        URL:        ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3516.txt

This memo defines the Binary extension to the Internet Message Access
Protocol (IMAP4).  It provides a mechanism for IMAP4
clients and servers to exchange message body data without using a MIME
content-transfer-encoding.

This is now a Proposed Standard Protocol.

This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for
the Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions
for improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the
"Internet Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the
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