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  1. James Server
  2. JAMES-3754

Support IMAP4 Rev 2

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    • Improvement
    • Status: Open
    • Major
    • Resolution: Unresolved
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    Description

      Support IMAP 4 Rev 2 (RFC-9051).

      A compatibility notice is available here: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9051#appendix-E

      Here is a list of actions needed:

      • Advertise IMAP4Rev2 capability and support enabling it.
      • LIST-EXTENDED [RFC5258]
      • LIST-STATUS [RFC5819]
      • Response codes [RFC5530]
      • FETCH side of the BINARY extension [RFC3516]
      • List of new mailbox attributes from SPECIAL-USE [RFC6154]
      • STATUS SIZE [RFC8438]
      • STATUS DELETED cf https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc9051#section-6.3.11
      • SELECT/EXAMINE are now required to return an untagged LIST response.
      • Clarified that the server doesn't need to send a new PERMANENTFLAGS response code when a new keyword was successfully added and the server advertised * earlier for the same mailbox.
      • Mailbox names and message headers now allow for UTF-8.
      • All unsolicited FETCH updates are required to include UID.
      • Required COPY/MOVE to return the TRYCREATE response code, if the target mailbox doesn't exist and can be created.

      Open question: how to test inter operability / conformity?

      • Use clients that are IMAP4Rev2 compliant?
      • Find some IMAP4Rev2 test suite in the wild?

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