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RFC 2061: IMAP4 Compatibility with IMAP2bis

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

This document is intended to be read along with RFC 1176 and the most recent IMAP4 specification (RFC 2060) to assist implementors in creating an IMAP4 implementation to interoperate with implementations that conform to earlier specifications. This memo provides information for the Internet community. This memo does not specify an Internet standard of any kind.

Document record

Document ID
RFC2061
Published
December 1996
Authors
M. Crispin
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
Legacy
Area
—
Pages
3
Also known as
—
Obsoletes:
RFC 1730

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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) ✓

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