Protocol Action: IMAP4 Referrals to Proposed Standard

The IESG <iesg-secretary@ietf.org> Mon, 28 July 1997 16:18 UTC

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  The IESG has approved the Internet-Draft "IMAP4 Mailbox Referrals"
  <draft-gahrns-imap-mailbox-referral-00.txt> as a Proposed Standard.
  This document is not the product of an working group, but has been
  reviewed by IMAP WG participants. The IESG contact persons are Harald
  Alvestrand and Keith Moore.



Technical Summary

 This protocol allows an IMAP4 server, when asked for a mailbox or
 list of mailboxes, to indicate that some of the mailboxes of interest
 are located on another IMAP4 server.

Working Group Summary

 THe protocol has been reviewed on the mailing list of the former IMAP WG,
 and seems to have the consensus of that community.

Protocol Quality

 The protocol was reviewed for the IESG by Harald Alvestrand