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Network Working Group B. Leiba Network Working Group B. Leiba
Internet Draft IBM T.J. Watson Research Center Internet Draft IBM T.J. Watson Research Center
Document: draft-leiba-imap-idle-00.txt February 1997 Document: draft-leiba-imap-idle-01.txt February 1997
IMAP4 IDLE command IMAP4 IDLE command
Status of this Memo Status of this Memo
This document is an Internet Draft. Internet Drafts are working This document is an Internet Draft. Internet Drafts are working
documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its Areas, documents of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), its Areas,
and its Working Groups. Note that other groups may also distribute and its Working Groups. Note that other groups may also distribute
working documents as Internet Drafts. working documents as Internet Drafts.
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The IDLE command is sent from the client to the server when the The IDLE command is sent from the client to the server when the
client is ready to accept unsolicited mailbox update messages. The client is ready to accept unsolicited mailbox update messages. The
server requests a response to the IDLE command using the continuation server requests a response to the IDLE command using the continuation
("+") response. The IDLE command remains active until the client ("+") response. The IDLE command remains active until the client
responds to the continuation, and as long as an IDLE command is responds to the continuation, and as long as an IDLE command is
active, the server is now free to send untagged EXISTS, EXPUNGE, and active, the server is now free to send untagged EXISTS, EXPUNGE, and
other messages at any time. other messages at any time.
The IDLE command is terminated by the receipt of a "DONE" continuation The IDLE command is terminated by the receipt of a "DONE" continuation
from the client; such response satisfies the server's continuation from the client; such response satisfies the server's continuation
request. At that point, the server MUST immediately send the tagged request. At that point, the server MAY send any remaining queued
untagged responses and then MUST immediately send the tagged
response to the IDLE command and prepare to process other commands. response to the IDLE command and prepare to process other commands.
As in the base specification, the processing of any new command may As in the base specification, the processing of any new command may
cause the sending of unsolicited untagged responses, subject to the cause the sending of unsolicited untagged responses, subject to the
ambiguity limitations. ambiguity limitations.
Internet DRAFT IDLE February 26, 1997 Internet DRAFT IDLE February 26, 1997
The server MAY consider a client inactive if it has an IDLE command The server MAY consider a client inactive if it has an IDLE command
running, and if such a server has an inactivity timeout it MAY log running, and if such a server has an inactivity timeout it MAY log
the client off implicitly at the end of its timeout period. Because the client off implicitly at the end of its timeout period. Because
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