RFC 8438: IMAP Extension for STATUS=SIZE
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This document adds a new capability called "STATUS=SIZE" to the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP). It allows retrieving the total storage size of a mailbox with a single STATUS command rather than retrieving and summing the sizes of all individual messages in that mailbox.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC8438
- Published
- August 2018
- Authors
- S. Bosch
- Status
- PROPOSED STANDARD
- Stream
- IETF
- Area
- art
- Pages
- 6
- Also known as
- —
Topics
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