Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) UNSELECT command

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 5
Abstract: This document defines an UNSELECT command that can be used to close the current mailbox in an Internet Message Access Protocol - version 4 (IMAP4) session without expunging it. Certain types of IMAP clients need to release resources associated with the selected mailbox without selecting a different mailbox. While IMAP4 provides this functionality (via a SELECT command with a nonexistent mailbox name or reselecting the same mailbox with EXAMINE command), a more clean solution is desirable. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Publication Date: 2004-02-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC3691
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC3691
Author(s): Alexey Melnikov
Keyword(s): IMAP, Mailbox Session Client

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IETF RFC 4549 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5162 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 7162 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8437 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9051 [Active*]