Sieve Extension: File Carbon Copy (Fcc)
draft-ietf-extra-sieve-fcc-02

Abstract

The Sieve Email Filtering Language provides a number of action commands, some of which can generate additional messages on behalf of the user. This document defines an extension to such commands to allow a copy of any generated message to be filed into a target mailbox.

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Table of Contents

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Conventions Used in This Document
• 3. Tagged Argument ":fcc"
• 3.1. Format of Filed Messages
• 3.2. Interaction with the Vacation Action
• 3.3. Interaction with the Notify Action
• 3.4. Compatibility with the Reject and Extended Reject Actions
• 3.5. Compatibility with Other Actions
• 3.6. Interaction with Fileinto Extensions
• 3.6.1. Imap4flags Extension
• 3.6.2. Mailbox Extension
• 3.6.3. Special-Use Extension
• 3.6.4. Extended Example
• 4. Security Considerations
• 5. IANA Considerations
• 5.1. Registration of Sieve Extension
• 6. Acknowledgments
• 7. References
• 7.1. Normative References
• 7.2. Informative References
• Appendix A. Change History (To be removed by RFC Editor before publication)
• Authors' Addresses

1. Introduction

The Sieve Email Filtering Language provides a number of action commands, some of which can generate additional messages on behalf of the user. Two such commands are defined by the Vacation and Notify extensions. It is sometimes desirable to have an archive of the messages generated by these commands.

This extension defines a new optional tagged argument ":fcc" to action commands which generate additional messages to allow a copy of the generated message to be filed into a target mailbox.

The capability string associated with this extension is "fcc".

2. Conventions Used in This Document

Conventions for notations are as in Section 1.1 of [RFC5228], including use of the "Usage:" label for the definition of action and tagged arguments syntax.

The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "NOT RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this document are to be interpreted as described in [RFC2119].

3. Tagged Argument ":fcc"

For convenience, the "FCC" syntax element is defined here using ABNF so that it can be augmented by other extensions.

FCC = ":fcc" <mailbox: string>

If the optional ":fcc" argument is specified with an action that generates an additional message, it instructs the Sieve interpreter to file a copy of the generated message into the target mailbox. If the specified mailbox doesn't exist, the implementation MAY treat it as an error, create the mailbox, or file the message into an implementation-defined mailbox.

3.1. Format of Filed Messages

Copies of messages filed into a mailbox via this extension are REQUIRED to be in Internet Message Format. Some messages generated by Sieve actions might already conform to this format and MAY be filed without modification. Messages generated in other formats MUST be encapsulated using constructs from [RFC5322] and MIME ([RFC2045], [RFC2046], [RFC2047]).

The general requirements for encapsulating the copies of messages to be filed are the following:

• Date: The Date header field is REQUIRED and SHOULD be set to the date and time when the message was generated.
• From: The From header field is REQUIRED and SHOULD be set to the email address of the owner of the Sieve script, unless explicitly overridden by rules for encapsulating a particular message type.
• To: The To header field is OPTIONAL and MAY be set to the email address of the recipient of the generated message, if available.
• Subject: The Subject header field is OPTIONAL and MAY be generated as follows: The subject is set to the characters "Fcc: " followed by the subject of the message being processed by the Sieve interpreter.
• In-Reply-To: The In-Reply-To header field is OPTIONAL and MAY be set to the Message-ID of the message being processed by the Sieve interpreter.
• Message Body: The body of the filed message is REQUIRED and is composed of one or more MIME-parts containing the generated message and any related metadata. The Content-Type header field(s) MUST be set to the appropriate MIME types. If any of the MIME-parts include 8-bit or binary data, the Content-Transfer-Encoding header field(s) MUST be set accordingly.

3.2. Interaction with the Vacation Action

This document extends the "vacation" action (see also "vacation-seconds") to optionally store a copy of the auto-reply messages into a target mailbox.

Usage:   vacation [FCC]
                  [":days" number | ":seconds" number]
                  [":subject" string]
                  [":from" string]
                  [":addresses" string-list]
                  [":mime"]
                  [":handle" string]
                  <reason: string>

Example:

require ["vacation", "fcc"];

vacation :days 7
         :from "hemingway@example.com" "Gone Fishin'"
         :fcc "INBOX.Sent";

Vacation auto-reply messages are MIME-compliant and MAY be filed into the target mailbox without modification.

3.3. Interaction with the Notify Action

This document extends the "notify" action to optionally store a copy of the notification messages into a target mailbox.

Usage:   notify [FCC]
                [":from" string]
                [":importance" <"1" / "2" / "3">]
                [":options" string-list]
                [":message" string]
                <method: string>

Example:

require ["enotify", "fcc"];

notify :fcc "INBOX.Sent"
       :message "You got mail!"
       "mailto:ken@example.com";

Messages generated using the "mailto" notification method are MIME-compliant and MAY be filed into the target mailbox without modification.

Messages generated by other notification methods (e.g. "xmpp") MUST be encapsulated per Section 3.1 before being filed. The body of the filed message MUST include the :message parameter and MAY include one or more of the :from, :importance, or :options parameters. The MIME-type(s) of the body part(s) used to encapsulate the parameters is an implementation decision.

3.4. Compatibility with the Reject and Extended Reject Actions

"fcc" MUST be incompatible with the "reject" and "ereject" actions. Making "fcc" compatible with these actions violates the SMTP principle that a message is either delivered or bounced back to the sender. Namely, the saved copy of the rejection message will contain the original message.

It is an error for a script to use the ":fcc" tagged argument with either "reject" or "ereject".

3.5. Compatibility with Other Actions

The "fcc" extension is not compatible with any Sieve action that does not generate an additional message on behalf of the user. It is an error for a script to use the ":fcc" tagged argument with any such action.

Future extensions that define actions that generate additional messages on behalf of the user should describe their compatibility with ":fcc", and how to MIME-encapsulate the message, if required.

3.6. Interaction with Fileinto Extensions

The "fcc" extension can be used with some tagged arguments defined in extensions to the "fileinto" action. The sections below describe its interaction with currently defined extensions. Tagged arguments in future extensions to the "fileinto" command should describe their interaction with ":fcc", if any.

3.6.1. Imap4flags Extension

This document extends the definition of the ":flags" tagged argument so that it can optionally be used with the ":fcc" argument.

FCC =/ [":flags" <list-of-flags: string-list>]

If the optional ":flags" argument is specified with ":fcc", it instructs the Sieve interpreter to set the IMAP4 flags provided in the subsequent argument when the generated message is filed into the target mailbox.

3.6.2. Mailbox Extension

This document extends the definition of the ":create" tagged argument so that it can optionally be used with the ":fcc" argument.

FCC =/ [":create"]

If the optional ":create" argument is specified with ":fcc", it instructs the Sieve interpreter to create the target mailbox, if needed, before attempting to file the generated message into the target mailbox.

3.6.3. Special-Use Extension

This document extends the definition of the ":specialuse" tagged argument so that it can optionally be used with the ":fcc" argument.

FCC =/ [":specialuse <special-use-flag: string>"]

If the optional ":specialuse" argument is specified with ":fcc", it instructs the Sieve interpreter to check whether a mailbox exists with the specific special-use flag assigned to it. If such a mailbox exists, the generated message is filed into the special-use mailbox. Otherwise, the generated message is filed into the target mailbox.

If both the optional ":specialuse" and ":create" arguments are specified with ":fcc", the Sieve interpreter is instructed to create the target mailbox per Section 4.1 of [I-D.ietf-extra-sieve-special-use], if needed.

3.6.4. Extended Example

require ["vacation", "fcc", "mailbox", "special-use", "imap4flags"];

vacation :days 7
         :from "hemingway@example.com" "Gone Fishin'"
         :fcc "INBOX.Sent" :specialuse "\\Sent" :create :flags ["\\Seen"];

4. Security Considerations

The "fcc" extension does not raise any other security considerations that are not already present in [RFC5228], [RFC5230], [RFC5435], and [RFC6131].

5. IANA Considerations

5.1. Registration of Sieve Extension

• To: iana@iana.org
• Subject: Registration of new Sieve extension
• Capability name: fcc
• Description: Adds the ":fcc" parameter to Sieve action commands that generate additional messages.
• RFC number: RFC XXXX
• Contact address: The Sieve discussion list <sieve@ietf.org>

6. Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the following individuals for contributing their ideas and support for writing this specification: Ned Freed, Stan Kalisch, and Alexey Melnikov.

7. References

7.1. Normative References

7.2. Informative References

Appendix A. Change History (To be removed by RFC Editor before publication)

Changes since draft-ietf-extra-sieve-fcc-01:

• Added text discussing how to handle generated messages that are not in MIME format.
• Adjusted ABNF so that tagged arguments that supplement :fcc no longer appear as positional.

Changes since draft-ietf-extra-sieve-fcc-00:

• Updated abstract with text from Ned.
• Added support for :fcc to notify extension.
• Prohibit use of :fcc with reject and ereject extensions.
• Added registration of the extension with IANA.
• Added Acknowledgments.
• Minor editorial changes.

Authors' Addresses