Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) - Version 4rev2
This specification has been revised 4 times since RFC 1730 (1994). Each document below formally obsoleted the one before it; the versions still in force are listed first.
Revision timeline
Current versions — implement against these
Superseded versions — historical reference only
- RFC 1730Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4ObsoletedDecember 1994proposed standardreplaced by RFC2060, RFC2061
- RFC 2060Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4rev1ObsoletedDecember 1996proposed standardreplaced by RFC3501
- RFC 3501INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1ObsoletedMarch 2003proposed standardreplaced by RFC9051
This lineage is derived automatically from the “obsoletes” relationships recorded in the public RFC Editor index — no editorial judgement is applied to the ordering. The most recent document in the chain is RFC 9051 (August 2021).