[mailmaint] Re: IMAP OBJECTID Account Identifier Extension

[Ken Murchison <[e-mail]>]

Already added 10m to the agenda.


On 11/3/25 3:03 PM, Mauro De Gennaro wrote:
> Hi Ken,
>
> That would be nice, thanks. I think 5 minutes to present the draft and 
> 5 minutes to discuss should be enough?
>
>
> Best,
> Mauro
>
>> On 3 Nov 2025, at 8:18 pm, Ken Murchison <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>
>> 
>>
>> Hi Mauro,
>>
>> Would you like some time during MAILMAINT to introduce this draft as 
>> a possible work item?
>>
>>
>> On 11/2/25 3:24 AM, Mauro De Gennaro wrote:
>>>
>>> I’ve just submitted the OBJECTID Account Identifier Internet Draft 
>>> to Datatracker, which proposes extending the IMAP OBJECTID extension 
>>> to support account identifiers.
>>>
>>> As this is my first time submitting an I-D, I’m not entirely sure 
>>> what the next steps are beyond sharing here for discussion in the 
>>> WG. I would appreciate any guidance and, of course, any feedback on 
>>> the draft itself is very welcome.
>>>
>>> Below are the details:
>>>
>>> Name:     draft-degennaro-imap-objectid-accountid
>>> Revision: 00
>>> Title:    IMAP OBJECTID Account Identifier extension
>>> Date:     2025-11-02
>>> URL: 
>>> https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-degennaro-imap-objectid-accountid-00.txt
>>> Status: 
>>> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-degennaro-imap-objectid-accountid/
>>> HTMLized: 
>>> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-degennaro-imap-objectid-accountid
>>>
>>>
>>> Abstract:
>>>
>>>   This document extends the IMAP OBJECTID extension (RFC 8474) to
>>>   support account identifiers, enabling IMAP servers to provide
>>>   account-level context for mailboxes when multiple accounts are
>>>   accessible through a single IMAP connection.  This extension is
>>>   particularly relevant for environments where IMAP mailboxes include
>>>   shared mailboxes from multiple JMAP accounts, as defined in the JSON
>>>   Meta Application Protocol (JMAP).  By introducing the ACCOUNTID
>>>   object identifier, this specification ensures that mailboxes can be
>>>   uniquely identified across different accounts in both IMAP and JMAP
>>>   contexts, thereby facilitating seamless interoperability between the
>>>   two protocols in multi-account scenarios.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Mauro
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 26 Oct 2025, at 11:37, Mauro De Gennaro 
>>>> <mauro=[e-mail]> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I unfortunately missed the submission deadline for a new draft I’ve 
>>>> been working on, which defines an extension to IMAP adding 
>>>> account-level object identifiers to complement the existing 
>>>> OBJECTID framework.
>>>>
>>>> I’ll upload the draft as soon as submissions reopen on November 
>>>> 1st, but in the meantime it’s available online at 
>>>> https://rfc.stalw.art/imap-objectid-accountid/
>>>>
>>>> If there’s time on the Montreal agenda, it would be great to give 
>>>> it a quick look; otherwise, we can continue the discussion here on 
>>>> the list.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Mauro
>>>>
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