File formats:

Status:

PROPOSED STANDARD

Obsoletes:

RFC 5738

Authors:

P. Resnick, Ed.
C. Newman, Ed.
S. Shen, Ed.

Stream:

IETF

Source:

eai (app)

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DOI:  https://doi.org/10.17487/RFC6855

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Abstract

This specification extends the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) to support UTF-8 encoded international characters in user names, mail addresses, and message headers. This specification replaces RFC 5738.

For the definition of Status, see RFC 2026.

For the definition of Stream, see RFC 8729.