The IESG has approved the following document: - 'IMAP4 extension to SEARCH command for controlling what kind of information is returned ' <draft-melnikov-imap-search-ret-03.txt> as a Proposed Standard This document has been reviewed in the IETF but is not the product of an IETF Working Group. The IESG contact person is Ted Hardie. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-melnikov-imap-search-ret-03.txt Technical Summary This document extends IMAP SEARCH and UID SEARCH commands with several result options, which can control what kind of information is returned. The following result options are defined: minimal value, maximal value, all found messages and number of found messages. Working Group Summary This is the product of an individual submitter. It has been discussed on several IMAP-related working group lists, however, and there seems to be support for the work. Ongoing work in Lemonade may depend on this draft. Protocol Quality This draft was reviewed for the IESG by Ted Hardie. Note to RFC Editor OLD: In general case IMAP SEARCH/UID SEARCH command can be CPU and/or IO intensive, so some sites/implementations even disable it entirely. NEW: In the general case the IMAP SEARCH/UID SEARCH commands can be CPU and/or IO intensive, and are seen by some as a potential attack point for DoS attacks, so some sites/implementations even disable it entirely. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce@ietf.org https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf-announce
