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RFC 7889: The IMAP APPENDLIMIT Extension

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This document defines an extension to the IMAP service whereby a server can inform the client about maximum message upload sizes, allowing the client to avoid sending APPEND commands that will fail because the messages are too large.

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Document ID
RFC7889
Published
May 2016
Authors
J. SrimushnamBoovaraghamoorthy; N. Bisht
Status
PROPOSED STANDARD
Stream
IETF
Area
art
Pages
7
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