RFC 6855: IMAP Support for UTF-8

This specification extends the Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) to support UTF-8 encoded international characters in user names, mail addresses, and…

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Outgoing relationships (11 related RFCs)

Obsoletes — RFC 5738: IMAP Support for UTF-8
Normative reference — RFC 2119: Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate Requirement Levels
Normative reference — RFC 5322: Internet Message Format
Normative reference — RFC 3501: INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1
Normative reference — RFC 6532: Internationalized Email Headers
Normative reference — RFC 4466: Collected Extensions to IMAP4 ABNF
Normative reference — RFC 6530: Overview and Framework for Internationalized Email
Normative reference — RFC 4469: Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) CATENATE Extension
Normative reference — RFC 5161: The IMAP ENABLE Extension
Normative reference — RFC 6857: Post-Delivery Message Downgrading for Internationalized Email Messages
Informative reference — RFC 2088: IMAP4 non-synchronizing literals

Incoming relationships (6 related RFCs)

Obsoleted by — RFC 9755: IMAP Support for UTF-8
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6857: Post-Delivery Message Downgrading for Internationalized Email Messages
Normatively referenced by — RFC 6856: Post Office Protocol Version 3 (POP3) Support for UTF-8
Informatively referenced by — RFC 6858: Simplified POP and IMAP Downgrading for Internationalized Email
Informatively referenced by — RFC 7017: IMAP Access to IETF Email List Archives
Informatively referenced by — RFC 9698: The JMAPACCESS Extension for IMAP