IMAP4 Extension to SEARCH Command for Controlling What Kind of Information Is Returned
RFC 4731

Yes

(Lisa Dusseault)
(Sam Hartman)
(Ted Hardie)

No Objection

Lars Eggert
(Brian Carpenter)
(Cullen Jennings)
(David Kessens)
(Jari Arkko)
(Jon Peterson)
(Mark Townsley)
(Ross Callon)
(Russ Housley)

Note: This ballot was opened for revision 03 and is now closed.

Lars Eggert
No Objection
Lisa Dusseault Former IESG member
Yes
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                            Sam Hartman Former IESG member
                        

                        

                            
                            Yes
                            
                        

                    

                    

                        

                            

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                            Ted Hardie Former IESG member
                        

                        

                            
                            Yes
                            
                        

                    

                    

                        

                            

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                            Brian Carpenter Former IESG member
                        

                        

                            
                            No Objection
                            
                        

                    

                    

                        

                            

                                No Objection 
                                
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Gen-ART reviewer Avri Doria said:

This document is only understandable when taken with several other
documents.  The form of reference it uses relies on strong familiarity
with the normative references.  This may be fine given the specialized
audience but it was a difficult draft to read.

The IANA considerations seem sparse as it does not explcitly list the
parameters for which values are needed.

BC says:
   
   X-DRAFT-I02-ESEARCH < < fix before publication > > 

What fix is needed? Is IANA requested to provide a different value?

5.   Security Considerations
   
   In general case IMAP SEARCH/UID SEARCH command can be CPU and/or IO
   intensive, so some sites/implementations even disable it entirely.
   This is quite unfortunate, as SEARCH command is one of the best
   examples demonstrating IMAP advantage over POP3.
   The ALL and COUNT return options don't change how SEARCH is working
   internally, they only change how information about found messages
   is returned. MIN and MAX SEARCH result options described in this
   document can lighten load on IMAP servers, which chose to optimize
   SEARCHes containing only one or both of them.

What on earth has that to do with security?

                            

                        
                    

                
            
                
                    

                        

                            Cullen Jennings Former IESG member
                        

                        

                            
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                            David Kessens Former IESG member
                        

                        

                            
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                            Jari Arkko Former IESG member
                        

                        

                            
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                            Jon Peterson Former IESG member
                        

                        

                            
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                            Mark Townsley Former IESG member
                        

                        

                            
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                            Ross Callon Former IESG member
                        

                        

                            
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                            Russ Housley Former IESG member
                        

                        

                            
                            No Objection
                            
                        

                    

                    

                        

                            

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