RFC 5256: Internet Message Access Protocol - SORT and THREAD Extensions
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This document describes the base-level server-based sorting and threading extensions to the IMAP protocol. These extensions provide substantial performance improvements for IMAP clients that offer sorted and threaded views. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC5256
- Published
- June 2008
- Authors
- M. Crispin; K. Murchison
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- app
- Pages
- 19
- Also known as
- —
- Updated by:
- RFC 5957
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