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RFC 9979: Registration of Further IMAP/JMAP Keywords and Mailbox Name Attributes

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This document defines a number of keywords and mailbox name attributes that have been in use across different server and client implementations. It defines the intended use of these keywords and mailbox name attributes. This document registers all of these with IANA to avoid name collisions.

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RFC9979
Published
May 2026
Authors
N. Jenkins; D. Eggert
Status
INFORMATIONAL
Stream
IETF
Area
art
Pages
24
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