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Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) UNSELECT command

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Network Working Group                                        A. Melnikov
Request for Comments: 3691                                    Isode Ltd.
Category: Standards Track                                  February 2004


        Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) UNSELECT command

Status of this Memo

   This document specifies an Internet standards track protocol for the
   Internet community, and requests discussion and suggestions for
   improvements.  Please refer to the current edition of the "Internet
   Official Protocol Standards" (STD 1) for the standardization state
   and status of this protocol.  Distribution of this memo is unlimited.

Copyright Notice

   Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2004).  All Rights Reserved.

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.

Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
   2.  UNSELECT command . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  2
   3.  Security Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   4.  Formal Syntax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   5.  IANA Considerations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   6.  Acknowledgments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  3
   7.  Normative References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   8.  Author's Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  4
   9.  Full Copyright Statement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  5










Melnikov                    Standards Track
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