[mailmaint] Re: IMAP OBJECTID Account Identifier Extension

[Ken Murchison <[e-mail]>]

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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Kenneth Murchison
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Fastmail US LLC