Internet Message Access Protocol - SORT and THREAD Extensions

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Publisher: IETF
Doc Type: Standard
Pages: 19
Abstract: This document describes the base-level server-based sorting and threading extensions to the IMAP protocol. These extensions provide substantial performance improvements for IMAP clients that offer sorted and threaded views. [STANDARDS-TRACK]
Publication Date: 2008-06-01
Status Note: Proposed Standard
DOI: 10.17487/RFC5256
Link: https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC5256
Author(s): Mark Crispin
Ken Murchison
Keyword(s): IMAP

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IETF RFC 2119 [Active*]
IETF RFC 2822 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 2978 [Active*]
IETF RFC 3501 [Superseded*]
IETF RFC 3629 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5051 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5234 [Active, Amended*]
IETF RFC 5255 [Active*]

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Zawinski, J. "Message Threading", http://www.jwz.org/doc/threading.html , 1997-2002. EXTERNAL
IETF RFC 1733 [Active*]

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IETF RFC 5255 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5257 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5267 [Active*]
IETF RFC 5550 [Active*]
IETF RFC 6203 [Active*]
IETF RFC 7162 [Active*]
IETF RFC 8474 [Active*]
IETF RFC 9051 [Active*]