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* mailutils: (libmailutils).         The GNU mailutils library API.
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This file documents @sc{mailutils},  library API.


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@title mailutils, SDK.
@subtitle version @value{VERSION}, @value{UPDATED}
@author Alain Magloire et al.

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Copyright @copyright{} 1999, 2000, 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

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Published by the Free Software Foundation, @*
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Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA

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this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
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@summarycontents
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@node Top, Introduction, (dir), (dir)
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up

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@sc{mailutils}.
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@menu
* Introduction::                GNU @sc{mailutils}
* Concrete API::                Concrete API.
* Framework::                   Framework.
* Programs::                    Programs.
* Reporting Bugs::              Reporting Bugs.
* Acknowledgement::             Thanks and Credits.
* Concept Index::               All @sc{Mailutils} Functions.
* Index::

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@node Introduction, Concrete API, Top, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Introduction
@cindex Introduction

@sc{gnu} @sc{Mailutils} offers a general purpose library whose aim is to
provide a rich set of functions for accessing different mailbox formats and
mailers.

@section References

For more information on,

@itemize @bullet
@item
SMTP RFCs:

@itemize @minus
@item
@cite{RFC 2821: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol}

@item
@cite{RFC 2822: Internet Message Format}

@item
@cite{RFC 2368: The mailto URL scheme}
@end itemize

@item
on POP3

@itemize @minus
@item
@cite{RFC 1734: POP3 AUTHentication command}

@item
@cite{RFC 1957: Some Observations on Implementations of the Post Office
Protocol (POP3)}

@item
@cite{RFC 1939: Post Office Protocol - Version 3}

@item
@cite{RFC 2449: POP3 Extension Mechanism}

@item
@cite{RFC 2384: POP URL Scheme}
@end itemize

@item
On IMAP4

@itemize @minus
@item
@cite{RFC 2088: IMAP4 non-synchronizing literals}

@item
@cite{RFC 2193: IMAP4 Mailbox Referrals}

@item
@cite{RFC 2221: IMAP4 Login Referrals}

@item
@cite{RFC 2342: IMAP4 Namespace}

@item
@cite{RFC 1738: Uniform Resource Locators (URL)}

@item
@cite{RFC 2192: IMAP URL Scheme}
@end itemize

@item
On MIME

@itemize @minus
@item
@cite{RFC 2060: INTERNET MESSAGE ACCESS PROTOCOL - VERSION 4rev1}

@item
@cite{RFC 2045: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part One:
Format of Internet Message Bodies}

@item
@cite{RFC 2047: MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) Part Three:
Message Header Extensions for Non-ASCII Text}

@item
@cite{RFC 2049: Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) Part Five:
Conformance Criteria and Examples}

@item
@cite{RFC 2111: Content-ID and Message-ID Uniform Resource Locators}
@end itemize

@item
Misc
@cite{RFC 3028: Sieve: A Mail Filtering Language}

@item
@cite{Internet Email Protocols a Developer's Guide by Kevin Johnson}
@end itemize

@node Concrete API, Framework, Introduction, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Concrete API
@cindex Concrete API

@include c-api.texi

@node Framework, Programs, Concrete API, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Framework
@cindex Framework

@include framework.texi

@node Programs, Reporting Bugs, Framework, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Programs
@cindex Programs

@include programs.texi

@node Reporting Bugs, Acknowledgement, Programs, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Reporting Bugs
@cindex Reporting Bugs

Email bug reports to @email{bug-mailutils@@gnu.org}.
Be sure to include the word ``mailutils'' somewhere in the ``Subject:'' field.

@node Acknowledgement, Concept Index , Reporting Bugs, Top
@comment  node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@chapter Acknowledgement
@cindex Acknowledgement

In no particular order,
Jakob Kaivo @email{jkaivo@@ndn.net},
Jeff Bailey @email{jbailey@@gnu.org},
Sean Perry @email{shaleh@@debian.org},
Thomas Fletcher @email{thomasf@@qnx.com},
Dave Inglis @email{dinglis@@qnx.com},
Brian Edmond @email{briane@@qnx.com},
Sam Roberts @email{sroberts@@uniserve.com},
Sergey Poznyakoff @email{gray@@Mirddin.farlep.net},
Fran@,{c}ois Pinard  @email{pinard@@IRO.UMontreal.CA}.
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@node Concept Index, Index, Acknowledgement, Top
@comment node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@unnumbered Concept Index

This is a general index of all issues discussed in this manual

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@page

@node Index,  , Concept Index, Top
@comment node-name,  next,  previous,  up
@unnumbered Index

This is an alphabetical list of all @sc{mailutils} functions.

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@contents

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