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RFC 1730: Internet Message Access Protocol - Version 4

This RFC has been replaced. Do not implement against it for new work — it was formally obsoleted by RFC 2060, RFC 2061.

Current document in this lineage: RFC 2061 — IMAP4 Compatibility with IMAP2bis; RFC 9051 — Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) - Version 4rev2

In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC

The Internet Message Access Protocol, Version 4 (IMAP4) allows a client to access and manipulate electronic mail messages on a server. IMAP4 permits manipulation of remote message folders, called "mailboxes", in a way that is functionally equivalent to local mailboxes. IMAP4 also provides the capability for an offline client to resynchronize with the server. [STANDARDS-TRACK]

Document record

Document ID
RFC1730
Published
December 1994
Authors
M. Crispin
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
app
Pages
77
Also known as
—
Obsoleted by:
RFC 2060, RFC 2061

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Standards lineage

This document is one revision in a chain of 5 RFCs, each formally replacing the one before it.

  1. RFC 1730 (1994)
  2. RFC 2060 (1996)
  3. RFC 2061 (1996)
  4. RFC 3501 (2003)
  5. RFC 9051 (2021) ✓

Read the full history of Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) - Version 4rev2 →

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